Making its important debut in 1936, the Cartier Asymétrique was born amidst some of the most exciting times of watchmaking, especially for Cartier. During the innovative period where the firm was experimenting with creative case designs, the Asymétrique is definitely one that stood out among them all. Featuring a distorted rectangular-shaped case, more specifically parallelogram-shaped, the dial design is something unique to the specific model where the layout is also asymmetric.

With the first modern interpretation launched in 1996, the ref. 2842 was released in 2006 as a limited edition series of 150 pieces for the coveted Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP) in yellow gold. Featuring a large jumbo case with elegant Roman numerals and the firm’s signature guilloché dial, the case features an additional centre lug on both ends while its earlier examples featured only four lugs in total.

Elegant, rare and highly desirable, the present example numbered 36 is offered in attractive overall condition. With rising demands on fancy shaped Cartier timepiece, the Tank Asymétrique is certainly a must have from the collection.