Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 196

"Tank Americaine" Cartier, Paris, "Tank Americaine", Automatic, Ref. 1741. Made in 1996. Fine, rectangular curved, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Cartier link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, 4 screws on the band and 8 on the case back, sapphire-set octagonal winding crown. D. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret signature on the VII, aperture for the date at 6. Blued steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 200, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 44 mm. Thickness 9 mm. This watch was recently serviced by Cartier.