Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 83

CARTIER REF. 2552 TANK A VIS TWO TIME ZONE WHITE GOLD Cartier Paris, Tank Two Time Zone, No. 068 MG, Ref. 2552. Made in 2006. Very fine and unusual, rectangular, two time zone in one movement, with one-hour increment adjustment system for the second time zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 8 screws, bezel with 4 screws, screwed gold bars, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Double dial, guilloche silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature at VII. Blued steel epee hands. M. Cal. 9901 MG, engraved with special Cartier decoration, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Pullout crown: first position to set the hour hand only on the lower dial, second position to set the time on both dials. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 28 x 40 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm.