White Gold, Black Dial, 1950s
Tank Asymétrique Parallélogramme — White Gold, Black Dial, 1950s
c. 1950–c. 1959
Very rare white gold example with a black dial carrying painted Arabic numerals and batons, and an additional lug on each side to hold the strap. 8‴ manual movement, 23 × 36 mm. Ex-John Goldberger collection.
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 Paris | 1936–c. 1937 |
| Cartier Paris · LeCoultre Movement | c. 1937 |
| Cartier Paris · European Watch & Clock Movement | Undated |
| White Gold, Black Dial, 1950sCurrent | c. 1950–c. 1959 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- No reference number
- Production
- c. 1950–c. 1959
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Movement
- Manual winding
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Black
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.