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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 70

Yellow Gold ?Tank à vis? Cartier, Collection Privée ?Tank à vis?, Ref. 2484D, No 0201MG. Sold in February 2006. Fine, rectangular curved, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 5,500 / USD 5,600 - 7,200

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bezel adorned with four screws, case back secured with eight screws, straight lugs with screwed gold bars, sapphire-set octagonal winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Flinqué silver with painted black radial Roman numerals, inner minute track, Cartier secret signature at seven. Blued steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 9701 MC, rhodiumplated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 x 30.5 mm. Thickness 8 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Cartier launched this ?Tank à vis? model, featuring screws on the bezel and rounded sides, in 2001. It is based on the water-resistant Tank watch created in 1931, which at the time was the first waterresistant rectangular watch on the market, according to the company.