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Re: Cartouche [message #13628 is a reply to message #13627] Wed, 02 September 2020 07:08 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Ephemerald wrote on Wed, 02 September 2020 00:42
Bernd, thanks for your feedback. I agree it does look somewhat similar. I've been going back & forth on this and a lot of time so I am confident that it is not a sapphire version Cartouche 23. The pattern on 23 is a different motif than this one. This has unique "dots" on each side between the scrolls. 23 also lacks the distinct "pentagon" border around the stones like Cartouche 24 has on it, as mine does.
For now I'm going with; I have yet to see an exact match. So many seemingly missing Cartouche entries....
Some models evolved over time. This seems particularly true of out of the ordinary niche models. My impression is that what's found in the the Master Book represents the most recent version of any given model. I'll post a few examples later. No opinion on this watch, but with a hand carved fancy jeweled case, I would suggest the possibility that the nearest match may be the correct ID.
 
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