Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 353

Yellow Gold Tank Américaine Cartier, ?Tank Américaine?, Ref. 1735-1. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, case back with 8 screws, octagonal cabochonset winding crown, curved sapphire crystal. D. Guilloche silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature on the VII. Blued steel épée hands. M. Cal. 9P2, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 x 45 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Property of Various Owners