Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 4

"Tank Française" Cartier, ?Tank Française?, Ref. 2302. Made in the late 1990s. Fine and elegant, square and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Cartier bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, octagonal cabochon sapphire-set winding crown, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché silver with painted black radial Roman numerals, aperture for the date at 6, secret "Cartier" signature at VII. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 120, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decorations, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 28 x 32 mm. Thickness 8 mm.