Live Auction 2716Important Watches
Christie’s roundel
Lot 2225

CARTIER, TANK À GUICHET PINK GOLD MANUALLY-WOUND JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, LIMITED EDITION OF 100

NO. 061/100, MANUFACTURED IN 1997

Closed27 May 2009

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CARTIER, TANK À GUICHET

PINK GOLD MANUALLY-WOUND JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, LIMITED EDITION OF 100
NO. 061/100, MANUFACTURED IN 1997

Calibre 9752 MC, 19 jewels, jumping hours and minutes in apertures, two-part case in 18k pink gold, brushed and polished, case back fastened by eight screws, sapphire-set crown, 18k pink gold Cartier deployant clasp, case and movement signed
Dimensions: 27 x 40 mm.

Specialist note

EUR11,500-15,500

The present watch is a limited edition of 100 examples to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997. It is also a re-edition of the historical Tank à Guichet model launched in the late 1920s.

The model is illustrated and described in Cartier - The Tank Watch by Franco Cologni, pp. 206 & 250.