Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 50

Cartier Tank Americaine Cartier, "Tank Americaine, Automatic?, case No. 777133CD, Ref. 2483. Made in the 1990's. Fine, rectangular curved, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Cartier buckle. Accompanied by a fitted Cartier 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, sapphire crystal. 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case, and movement signed. Dim. 22.5 x 41 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm.