Vintage Ernest Borel Cocktail Mechanical Watch Black Kaleidoscope Dial

Vintage Ernest Borel Cocktail ladies watch with a round gold-tone case and black kaleidoscope dial on a black leather strap. The cream star pattern at the centre of the dial turns as the watch runs, framed by a gold dotted track and red pointer hands. The dial is signed Cocktail, Modèle Déposé and Swiss Patent. Sculpted flared lugs and a transparent caseback showing the hand-wound movement complete a striking and well-preserved example of this sought-after design. Specifications Movement: Mechanical, hand-wound Movement markings: Borel, Synchron 26, Seventeen 17 Jewels, Swiss Case width: 25 mm Caseback: Transparent, movement visible Strap: Replacement, not original, with gold-tone buckle Total length: 21 cm Condition Working and keeping good time over the course of a day. A fine hairline crack runs across the crystal between 4 and 5 o’clock; it is barely visible. The dial is free of scratches. Light marks to the gold-tone finish on the lugs, consistent with age. Please refer to the photographs.