Vintage ladies' Cartier Must Tank Vermeil, with dark red dial, matching leather strap and classic blue cabochon crown. Solid 925 silver, plated with 20 microns 18ct gold. A mythical piece from the French luxury brand.
The Cartier Tank is over 100 years old and is still one of the most recognisable watch designs ever made. There really is a Cartier Tank to suit everyone's tastes. Here we have a beautiful, traditional ladies' size piece with a gorgeous burgundy, onyx-type dial, complete with the trademark blue cabochon winding crown. This piece is a vintage, original, mechanical, manual winding model so no battery here!
Purchased in 1982.
Comes with the red Cartier pouch, the original warranty card and papers, as well as a 1993 service certificate.
Serial number engraved on the back.
Swiss-made hand-wound movement*
Width: 20mm (excluding crown)
Overall length: 20,5cm
(Will fit a wrist up to 17,5)
The watch is in excellent cosmetic condition, except for very minor, almost invisible signs of wear. The glass and dial are immaculate. It was lightly polished and cleaned. The Cartier leather strap looks like it was only worn a couple of times, it probably is a later replacement. Please see the pictures.
The watch was monitored and kept good time over the course of a day.
Enjoy your shopping!
* As their name indicates, manual winding watches draw their energy from daily manual winding and are not battery operated. Wearing a hand-wound watch means appreciating rituals. They form their very own relationship with the person wearing them, which simply cannot be replaced by the electronic distance of a quartz movement. Mechanical watches have their own rules and the sound of a perfectly functioning movement has its own harmony. In addition, by avoiding the use of batteries, you can protect the environment and, with appropriate maintenance, often rely on a mechanical watch for decades.
Disclaimer: Unless stated otherwise, all the mechanical watches I sell are working and keeping good time over the course of a day. However, most of them are at least 50 years of age. Long-term guarantees cannot be given regarding accuracy and/or waterproofing. They should be professionally cleaned and serviced once in a while.