Model family · Cartier
Tortue
15 references32 variants1912–2008
Louis Cartier’s 1912 rework of the tonneau: shorter lugs and a wider middle, likened to a turtle’s shell. Cartier later chose it for its monopusher chronographs and minute repeaters, and it was the CPCP’s best-selling line.
Family timeline
All recorded years
19102010
15 references in production order. Overlapping bars show overlapping recorded dates.
19101935196019852010
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