2 Year WATCHSECONDS Premier Warranty

Make: Piaget retailed by Cartier

Serial #:  109051 (from outer case back)

Year: (approximate) 1969

Provenance: unknown

Country: Swiss

Case Shape and Material:

Fine solid yellow gold tanq style 2 piece press fit case 33mm L x 25mm wide in very good  condition. Inner case back marked "Piaget" and hallmarked with a Swiss Lynx for 18K imported gold and then "18K .750".  Left side of case has a small Helvetia hallmark (for 18k gold)  and right side has a a stylized "P" stamp for Piaget. Bezel sides have hobnail pattern  texture.

Monogram: Dedication on Case back  "To Sol, G-d Bless You, Sammy".

Provenance: Sol [Shapiro] was a show biz agent at the William Morris Agency during the 1960s and 1970s and was in fact the personal agent for Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Danny Thomas, Elvis Presley and others. This Cartier Piaget watch was gifted to Sol by Sammy Davis Jr. in appreciation of his services to Sammy in the early 70s.  

Movement:

Hi grade 18 jewel Piaget signed 9P manual wind movement.  

Movement Type: Thin Swiss Piaget 18 jewel calibre 9P

Movement Condition: very good, sets, runs and keeps time but is not keeping time.

Timing Data: 40+ hours

Regulation: checked

Dial:  White painted dial with black painted roman hour markers and outer minute tick marks in good condition signed "Cartier" under the 12 position and "Piaget" over the 6 marker with engine turned (guilloche) pattern.

Hands: black pitched leaf hands in good condition.

Crystal: mineral glass good condition with a few minor scratches

Band: Original Piaget black croco grain with 18k gold Piaget logo buckle fits wrist sizes to 7 inches.

Box:  Original Cartier red faux leather display box suitable for gifting in good condition.

Papers: comes with a small collection of documents and newspapers reprints describing the relationship of Sammy Davis, Jr, to his agent Sol Shapiro.

Notes:

Very fine vintage 1960s Piaget Protocole manual wind watch retailed by Cartier in 18k yellow gold in a two part case. Dial is doubly signed by Cartier and Piaget. Watch is in very nice condition runs but will need a service to keep reliable time.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Returns

Non acceptable returns:

After dropping the watch it no longer runs.

The watch looked more silver in color in the photo

Acceptable returns:

you said it was 17 Jewels but its only 7 Jewels

you said it was 18K solid gold but its 18K plated

2. Warranty:

This item carries a 2-year Watchseconds Warranty on the movement which covers all needed repairs to the movement arising during normal use.

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