White Gold · Contemporary Dial
Tortue Monopoussoir CPCP 2396 — White Gold · Contemporary Dial
More modern dial with blue accents, oversized numerals and an unusually placed Cartier signature — e.g. guilloché silver with a blue Roman XII and applied white-gold round markers.
Identifying details
- Monopusher
Chronograph started, stopped and reset by a single pusher, often in the crown.
- Collection Privée Cartier Paris
Part of the Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP) line of re-editions with mechanical movements, 1998–2008.
Variants of 2396
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| White Gold | 1998–? |
| White Gold · Salmon Dial (13 pieces) | Undated |
| White Gold · Contemporary DialCurrent | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 2396
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Cartier 045 MC
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed. Unstated details are inherited from the parent variant.
Movement
Cartier 045 MC
Hand-wound single-button chronograph developed for the CPCP Tortue and Tank monopoussoirs by THA Ébauche (François-Paul Journe and Denis Flageollet, later joined by Vianney Halter). Uses a swivel-pin clutch that avoids the jolt of the seconds hand on start.
Manual winding · 22 jewels