Important Watches: Part I
Important Watches: Part I
Cartier
Tank Allongée Yellow gold wristwatch Circa 1940 | 卡地亞 | 「Tank Allongée」黃金腕錶，約1940年製
Auction Closed
November 10, 02:59 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Cartier
Tank Allongée
Yellow gold wristwatch
Circa 1940
Dial: white
Calibre: manual winding, 17 jewels
Movement number: 202'705
Case: 18k yellow gold, back secured by 4 screws
Case number: 34’237 / 010'732
Closure: 18k yellow gold Cartier deployant buckle
Dimensions: 34 x 23 mm
Signed: dial, case and movement signed European Watch & Clock Co.
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Launched in 1919, the Cartier Tank perfectly exemplified Cartier’s 20th avant-garde aesthetic, defined by sleek lines, well balanced proportions and refined forms. In 1922 came the daring, but elegant re-interpretation of the classic Tank shape, the Tank Allongée, characterized by the two elongated and parallel brancards.