Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, May 08, 2010
LOT 378
Cartier Tank Americaine Cartier, ?Tank Americaine?, case No. 088. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and rare, rectangular, 18K yellow gold midsize wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Cartier deployant clasp.
CHF 4,300 - 7,000
USD 4,100 - 6,700 / EUR 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 6,000
C. Two-body, soild, polished, flat bezel, straight lugs, sapphire-set winding crowncase back securized by 4 screws on the band. D. Matte silver with painted black radial graduated Roman numerals, inner minutetrack. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 8???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bi-metallic balance adjusted to temperatures and two positions, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, case numbered, movement signed European Watch Co. Dim. 20 x 28 mm. Thickness 6.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-06 |
Good HANDS Partially replaced |