Cartier Paris
Tank Asymétrique Parallélogramme — Cartier Paris
1936–c. 1937
Paris production in yellow gold, about 23–23.5 × 35.5–37 mm, with an 8‴ tonneau movement of 15 jewels. Dials carry off-set Arabic numerals and baton indexes with blued épée hands; a c. 1937 example is signed “Cartier France” with a flat notched crown and a LeCoultre movement, while another Cartier Paris example has a movement signed European Watch & Clock Co.
No reference number: identified by model name (archive “Modèle 385”) and case numbers. Only a handful of original examples are known.
No verified image of this watch yet
Identifying details
- Oblique dial
Case and dial rotated by about 30°, so 12 o’clock sits at the upper corner of the case.
Variants of Parallélogramme
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Cartier ParisCurrent | 1936–c. 1937 |
| Cartier Paris · LeCoultre Movement | c. 1937 |
| Cartier Paris · European Watch & Clock Movement | Undated |
| White Gold, Black Dial, 1950s | c. 1950–c. 1959 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- No reference number
- Production
- 1936–c. 1937
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Movement
- Manual winding
Dial, bezel & hands
- Hands
- Other
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.