919
Cartier
Tank Cintrée
A fine and rare yellow gold curved limited edition wristwatch with original certificate and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 120,000€9,400 - 14,100$10,000 - 15,000
HK$87,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier
- Year
- Circa 2004
- Case No
- 2718
- Model Name
- Tank Cintrée
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 9780 MC, 19 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Brown <em>Cartier</em> leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Cartier </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 23 mm. width
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed, case further engraved 121/150</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Cartier </em> Certificate confirming the present watch is numbered 121 of a limited edition of 150 pieces only, product literature and fitted presentation box.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Cartier launched the ‘Collection Privée, Cartier Paris’ in 1998 to celebrate the manufacture's most iconic timepieces, such as the Santos, Tank or Tortue model. Released in 2004 in a limited edition series of 150 pieces, the collection was the only model to not feature a 'Paris' signature on the dial. The present watch, numbered 121, is accompanied with all its original accessories including its original certificate.
Cartier
FrenchWith the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open.
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