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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 257

Yellow Gold Tank Americaine Cartier, Paris, "Tank Americaine, Automatic?, case No. 777133CD, Ref. 2483. Made in the 1990s. Fine, rectangular curved, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Cartier buckle. Accompanied by a box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, 4 screws on the band, case back with 8 screws, sapphire-set octagonal winding crown. D. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute track, secret signature on the VII, aperture for the date at 6. Blued steel épée hands. M. Cal. 200, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.