Vacheron Constantin

Robert Cart was an obscure Swiss watchmaker who was responsible for an iconic complication of the 1930's that remains strongly associated with Breguet and Vacheron & Constantin to this day; the Heures Sautantes. I recently acquired an example which Cart m...  

totally enjoyed this bit of history. will do some research into this. best, Horo

Thank you Dean for your research into Cart's work. I learned quite a lot from this article. I have always been attracted to the jumping hour complications from Vacheron Constantin (there were predecessors from the early 19th Century as well). I would hope... 

Indeed Bill, the Jump Hours complication has been around awhile. The early V&C's had a very Breguet look, like this 1827 model. Breguet was, in fact, a supplier to Vacheron & Constantin in these earlier times....  

Thanks Dean, I am beginning to fall for the art deco style. The Gustave Sandoz pocket watch you show flows through many years of VC's DNA. I think any collector of vintage VC could be happy in having one of these examples. I especially like the Cart QP wi... 

Robert Cart watches (pre-DIXI) are hard to find but here are a few examples that are more decorated. One is a Type II with delicious enamel Zodiac decorations on the bassine-style bezel. The other is a Cart Breguet with untypical enamel decoration to the ...  

What a superb thread... I'm learning a lot, while reading you. No " Saltarello ", though? All the best, and a big " Thank You ". Nicolas. This message has been edited by amanico on 2011-03-08 14:32:01

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Look closely at the bottom of the dial on this Vacheron & Constantin you will see the Swiss Patent (Brevet) number 130191. A search with the European Patent Office reveals this information: 1 Indicateur de temps. Inventor: ROBERT CART [CH] ; FILS CART...  

Hi Dean, Congrats on your lovely watch and thanks for the great information! I'm not sure if you are aware of the wrist watch retailed Breguet in the interwar period based on the the Type 1 dial similar to the later one by Gueblin you mention and show but... 

Hi Roni: Nice to hear from another Heures Sautantes afficionado! Here are two Breguet Cart wrist watches from the 1930s...please add any different ones that you may have. That second one is amazing! Antiquorum Antiquorum...  

Spot on! The first one is the one I was referring to.I can't recall if the one i had bid on was Antiquorum or another auctioneer...I will check. I just love the watch! Thanks for posting it. Roni