Cartier - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Spring 2025 Geneva Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: 2023
    Reference No: WGTA0121
    Case No: 4460100151DY
    Model Name: Tank LC Europe Edition
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 1917MC, 19 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Cartier pin buckle
    Dimensions: 33.7mm length and 25.5mm width
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by International Warranty and fitted box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - The Cartier Tank is certainly one of the brand's most timeless and best known designs.

    - With the Tank LC (for Louis Cartier) models Cartier has added a modern twist to this classic design with the addition of playful dials colors and designs.

    - The present example features a multi tone blue dial that looks multilayered and depending on light can go from light to deep blue.

    - Launched in 2023 for Cartier's 170th anniversary, the present model was made as a limited edition of 170 pieces and available only in Europe.

    - In almost unworn condition the present example comes with its full set of accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Cartier

    French

    With the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.

    Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open. 

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Ref. WGTA0121
An elegant platinum wristwatch with multi-tone blue dial, part of a limited edition of 170 pieces

2023
33.7mm length and 25.5mm width
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
CHF7,000 - 14,000 
€7,400-14,900
$7,800-15,600

Sold for CHF16,510

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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Spring 2025

5 - 12 March 2025