CartierMust de Cartier Tank
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Jean-Jacques Cartier presented it in London with Rupert Emmerson: a twisted case that became a cult object.
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- Diameter
- 23 mm
- Material
- gold
Who it suits
For auction-level collectors: Sotheby’s estimates fewer than a dozen London examples, and one reached CHF 806,500 in 2021. It is not a boutique purchase.
Specifications
Case
- Diameter
- 23 mm
- Thickness
- Not confirmed
- Material
- gold
- Shape
- other
- Water resistance
- Not confirmed
Movement
- Movement
- Not confirmed
- Calibre
- Not confirmed
- Power reserve
- Not confirmed
- Frequency
- Not confirmed
- Jewels
- Not confirmed
- Complications
- hours, minutes
Dial and strap
- Dial
- Not confirmed
- Markers
- Not confirmed
- Date
- Not confirmed
- Bezel
- Not confirmed
- Strap
- Not confirmed
Record
- Line
- Crash
- Year
- 1967
- Status
- Discontinued
- Range
- Luxury
Across the Archive
Alternatives
Why it matters
- About 43 x 23 mm
- Sotheby’s estimates fewer than a dozen were made
- A London example reached CHF 806,500 at Sotheby’s in 2021
- The story of a watch melted in an accident is the least likely, per Revolution
Sources
Record confidence: medium. Anything unverified stays marked, never estimated.