Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 30

Cartier Paris, "Tank à guichet", 3/3. Produced in a limitededition of 3 examples expressly for "The Magical Art ofCartier", Antiquorum's thematic auction held on Novem-ber19, 1996.Extremely fine and rare, rectangular, jump-hour, 18K pinkgold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink goldCartier deployant clasp.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screws, screwed bars, top winder, aperture for the jump-hour at 12 and theminutes at 6. M. Cal. 007, signed Cartier, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.Case and movement signed.Dim. 24 x 36 mm.