Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 211

?Tank Mécanique? Cartier, Paris, "Tank Mécanique". Made in the 1990s. Fine, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute track. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 021, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 30 mm. Thickness 5 mm.