Tank à Guichets
1928–?3 variants
Cartier’s first jump-hour wristwatch. Normale-style brancards around a closed metal face with two apertures. Made into the 1930s, typically as one-off commissions for VIP clients such as Duke Ellington and the Maharaja of Patiala, and not offered to the general market.
No reference number; each 1920s–30s example was essentially a unique commission, varying in aperture shape, brancard integration, crown position and metal. Fewer than 400 Tank à Guichets of all eras are thought to exist.
Variants over time
All recorded years
19301934
19301935
Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.
Variants
Reference specifications
- Brand
- Cartier
- Model
- Tank à Guichets
- Reference
- No reference number
- Category
- Dress
- Production
- 1928–?
- Movement
- Manual winding
Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.
Read more
- My First Hands-On Encounter With The Cartier Tank à Guichets: A Dream Come TrueRead more at Quill & Pad (opens in a new tab)
- Tank à Guichets Buyer's GuideRead more at Analog:Shift (opens in a new tab)
- A History Of The Cartier Tank In Pictures, 1917-2013Read more at SJX Watches (opens in a new tab)
- The Definitive Guide to the Cartier TankRead more at Analog:Shift