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CARTIER. A RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
CARTIER. A RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
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CARTIER. A RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER

SIGNED CARTIER, PARIS, TANK À GUICHET MODEL, CIRCA 1997

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CARTIER. A RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
SIGNED CARTIER, PARIS, TANK À GUICHET MODEL, CIRCA 1997
Movement: Cal. 7001, manual
Dial: White
Case: 26 mm. wide, 37 mm. overall length
With: 18k white gold Cartier deployant clasp and presentation box
Remark: Limited edition of 150 pieces
Special Notice
This watch offered for sale is pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

Consigned by an importante private collector, the present timepiece has been preserved with care and is furthermore fresh to the auction market. Elegant and attractive, it is part of a limited edition of 150 examples crafted in platinum and made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997.

The Tank wristwatch was created by Louis Cartier in 1917 during World War I. It is inspired by the historical Tank à Guichet model launched in the late 1920s, the first Cartier Jumping hour wristwatch, which attracted the likes of many including the Maharaja of Patiala, a great patron of Cartier.

This model is illustrated and described in Cartier - The Tank Watch, by Franco Cologni, pp. 206 & 250.

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