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CARTIER Tank Vermeil
This watch was SOLD on March 20, 2009 (Destination: Riverside, Ca, U.S.A.)
Crystal: glass Dial Width: 18 mm Dial Height: 20 mm |
Movement: 17 RUBIS manual-wind Case: 20 microns gold on 925 silver Case Width: 22 mm without crown Case Height: 30 mm with lugs Case Thickness: 6 mm Serial Numbers on Back: 8 088979 Serial Numbers on Movement: 78-1 Bracelet: leather Bracelet Length: 6 in (measures up to 7.25 in) |
This is an authentic Swiss-made CARTIER Tank Vermeil Manual-Wind Watch.
- black detail against matte aged-white dial
- FULL ROMAN Numeral hours
- rail-track grid / trim
- vermeil (20 microns gold on 925 silver) case & back
- gold-filled clasp
- blue CABOCHON crown
- new black leather band
- 17 RUBIS Swiss-made 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 (20 microns gold on 925 silver) case.
has black-coated steel hands.
has black FULL ROMAN numeral hour markers.
has a matte aged-white dial or face.
black CARTIER name logo is at 12 o'clock.
black "SWISS" is at 6 0'clock.
has a clearly-marked black rail-track grid / trim.
has a blue CABOCHON crown.
has a clear glass crystal.
has a new black leather band.
CARTIER 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" & serial numbers.
has a Swiss-made CARTIER 17 RUBIS manual-wind movement
