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CARTIER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
CARTIER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
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CARTIER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER

Signed Cartier, Paris, Tank à Guichet, No. 111/150, Case No. A114470, Circa 1997

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CARTIER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARTIER
Signed Cartier, Paris, Tank à Guichet, No. 111/150, Case No. A114470, Circa 1997
Movement: cal. 7001, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: back secured by four screws, 26 mm. wide, overall length 37 mm., signed
With: Cartier 18K white gold deployant clasp, fitted presentation box
Special notice
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

The Tank wristwatch was created by Louis Cartier in 1917 during World War I. With a name firmly associated with horology and Cartier, the present Tank wristwatch is cased in platinum and part of a limited edition of 150 examples made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997. It is inspired by the historical Tank à Guichet model launched in the late 1920s, the first Cartier Jumping hour wristwatch, which attracted the likes of many including the Maharaja of Patiala, a great patron of Cartier.

In very good overall condition, the wristwatch features an unpolished case. Consigned by a private collector, the present watch has been preserved with care and is furthermore fresh to the auction market.

This model is illustrated and described in Cartier - The Tank Watch, by Franco Cologni, pp. 206 & 250.

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