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  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: Circa 2004
    Reference No: 2768
    Case No: 66/100
    Model Name: Collection Privée Cartier Paris Tank Cintrée Dual Time
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 060MC, 17 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Cartier deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 23mm width x 45mm length
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by blank Collection Privée Cartier Paris certificate, red folder, instruction manual, product literature, additional wooden presentation box, cloth, loupe, travel pouch, fitted Collection Privée Cartier Paris presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    1921 was the birth of the Tank Cintrée (Tank Curve) during the Roaring Twenties of economic prosperity following WWI. Never seen before, Louis Cartier blazed into the scene with his radical inception of the Tank Cintrée with a case shape that naturally curved into hugging the shape and anatomy of the human wrist. Since then, the Tank Cintrée has been a stable within the Cartier wristwatch collection, and has enjoyed a variety of designs.

    Fast forward to the 90s, Cartier decided to finesse its design with a adaptable styling and contemporary complication. Coupled with two mechanical movements operated by two faceted crowns fitted into a single case, the Tank Cintrée Dual-time with an attractive split dial was born. At the same time, Cartier celebrated its heritage in 1998 with the launch of the Collection Privée Cartier Paris, a series of iconic designs with mechanical movements from the past century. From the Crash, Obus, Chinoise, Asymétrique, and of course, the Tank Cintrée, the collection were produced in only limited numbers until 2008.

    Stunning and preserved in its “new-old-stock” condition and retains even its original caseback stickers, this pink gold Tank Cintrée Dual Time is part of the CPCP collection made in a limited edition of 100 pieces. Each numbered for its exclusivity, the amusement lies on its dial. Created for the Asian market in 2004, the second time-zone dial at the bottom is injected with a twist of playfulness with the use of Chinese numerals. Incredibly handsome and sophisticated with subtlety that carries all the CPCP characteristics such as the rosette guilloché finishing on the dial that radiates out to the whole dial, the present example is numbered 66 from the limited edition series. A true collector’s gem cherished by its original owner and complete with all its CPCP accessories, this is an easy one for the discerned collector to pull the trigger.

  • 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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Property from an Important Asian Collector

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Ref. 2768
A highly rare, exceptional and “new-old-stock” limited edition pink gold dual-time wristwatch with Chinese numerals, certificate and presentation box, numbered 66 of a limited edition of 100 pieces made for the Asian market

Circa 2004
23mm width x 45mm length
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 300,000 
€24,200-36,300
$25,600-38,500

Sold for HK$444,500

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Deputy Chairman, Watches, Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
WatchesHK@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII

Hong Kong Auction 24-25 November 2023