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Louis CARTIER Tank Vermeil
This watch was SOLD on December 11, 2008 (Destination: Huntingtown, MD. U.S.A).
Crystal: glass Dial Width: 18 mm Dial Height: 21 mm |
Movement: 17 RUBIS manual-wind Case: vermeil (gold on silver) Case Width: 24 mm without crown Case Height: 30 mm with lugs Case Thickness: 6 mm Case Number: 6198286 Movement Number: 7B-1 Bracelet: leather Bracelet Length: 6 in (measures up to 7.25 in) |
This is an authentic Swiss-made Louis CARTIER Tank Vermeil Manual-Wind Watch.
- black detail against matte cream (yellow) dial
- FULL ROMAN numeral hours
- rail-track grid / trim
- vermeil (gold on 925 silver) case & back
- gold-filled clasp
- blue CABOCHON crown
- NEW black leather band
- 17 RUBIS manual-wind movement
This watch keeps good time & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!
In 1917, inspired by the newly introduced war machines on the Western Front, Louis Cartier designed the most famous CARTIER watch, the CARTIER Tank watch. This line has survived, with over thirty varieties now being made.
This model, the Louis CARTIER Tank is named thus because it is the original & earliest design, having a 17 RUBIS manual-wind movement & a delicate small-scale case. The CARTIER Tank has been a favourite of such people as:
- Frank Sinatra,
- Princess Diana,
- Angelina Jolie,
- Jackie Kennedy Onassis,
- Elton John,
- Pierce Brosnan,
- Naomi Campbell,
- Uma Thurman & many more.
has a vermeil (gold on silver) case.
has a matte cream (yellow) dial or face.
has gold-electroplated steel hands.
has a black rail-track grid or trim.
has black FULL ROMAN numeral hours.
black Must de CARTIER name logo is at 12 o'clock.
black "SWISS" is at 6 o'clock.
has a CABOCHON crown, the base is gold-filled & topped with a blue crystal gemstone.
has a clear glass crystal.
has a new black leather band.
clasp is gold-filled.
vermeil (gold on silver) case back is embossed with CARTIER name logo,
"PARIS",
"925" (silver),
"ARGENT",
"PLAQUE OR G 20M",
"SWISS MADE"
& serial numbers.
has a Swiss-made CARTIER 17 RUBIS manual-wind movement.
