製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 2007 型號: 2846, W1549651 錶殼號碼: 007/100 型號名稱: Tank Monopoussoir Chronographe, Collection Privée Cartier Paris 材料: 18K pink gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 045 MC, 22 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K pink gold Cartier folding deployant clasp 尺寸: 18mm length x 25mm width 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Cartier certificate stamped Boutique Cartier Tokyo - Ikebukuro – Seibu and dated 16th December 2007, service booklet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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Cartier introduced their ‘Collection Privee, Cartier Paris,’ between 1998-2008, in recognition of the demand for vintage style models. The Tank Chronographe Monopoussoir is a wonderful modern re-edition of the original 1935 example. Though larger in size, it is remarkably truthful in regards to its dial design and case proportions.
The dial on this pink gold Cartier Tank Monopoussoir is particularly faithful to the original version of the watch, staying true to the configuration of a circular dial housed within a square case. The tank case that houses this dial is much rarer than any of the Tortue cases, which possess a similar dial. Architecturally, the construction of the case is particularly impressive, displaying the French jeweller’s skill in assembling impressive designs. Thanks to the short lugs on the piece, it wears extremely comfortably on the wrist.
Powering the timepiece is the caliber 045MC, a movement that was well-known as it was co-developed by Vianney Halter, Denis Flageollet, and Francois-Paul Journe through their firm at the time, Techniques Horlogères Appliquées (THA). Within the watch, the cal. 045MC makes use of a lever escapement. With a clutch system, the motion of the second wheel to the chronograph’s central wheel is activated by a double swivel pin, removing the "jolt" of the second hand which often occurs in chronographs operated by a lateral clutch. The resulting operation allows the hand to smoothly glide across the dial.
Confirmed by the engraving on the caseback of the watch, only 100 pieces of the Tank Monopoussoir were encased in pink gold. Furthermore, the watch is in excellent overall condition with its original accessories.
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.