Cartier, London

Tank Reversible | A rare yellow gold rectangular reversible wristwatch with original yellow and pink gold deployant buckle, Circa 1977

Auction Closed

June 15, 08:08 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Dial: cream dial signed Cartier, black stretched radial Roman numerals, inner chemin-de-fer minute track, blued steel épée hands

Caliber: 9¼’’’ circular calibre P838 movement signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, damascened Côtes de Genève decoration, lever escapement, jewelled to the centre, annular balance, flat hairspring, Kif Trior shock absorber

Movement number: main plate numbered 2'087'978

Case: 18k yellow gold case, the tonneau-form inner case sliding within the gold outer case and reversing to a polished back, lugs with spring bars, beaded cabochon sapphire-set crown, sliding case interior with London hallmarks for 18k gold, date letter ‘C’ for 1977, (JC) Jean-Jacques Cartier punch mark, interior of outer case with hallmarks for 18k gold and (JC) stamp

Case number: back of outer case numbered 1'847

Closure: 18k yellow and pink gold deployant buckle with London hallmarks for 18k gold, date letter ‘B’ for 1976, (JC) Jean-Jacques Cartier punch mark, numbered 1'847

Size: 32 x 24 mm

Accessories: none

Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, Milan: Publiprom, Second Edition, 1993. See p. 251 for a Cartier Paris example dated 1970.

This version of the reversible Cartier was first produced in London around 1972, at a time when Cartier London was at the height of its most experimental era, creating distinctive and unconventional wristwatches. Yet, even during this period, the firm continued to offer a variety of classic models from its past. This particular model, typical of Cartier’s reversible wristwatch production, is an especially slender interpretation of the original Reverso concept, in keeping with Cartier’s signature style of slim, elegant dress watches.