Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 49

Tank Française Cartier, ?Tank Française,? case No. 157202 BB, Ref. 2302. Made circa 2000. Fine, square and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Cartier link bracelet with double deployant clasp. 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. Guilloche silver with painted black radial Roman numerals, aperture for the date at 6, secret Cartier signature at VII, inner minute track. Blued steel épée hands. M. Cal. 120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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. Approx overall length 175 mm.