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Cartier Tortue 2496 · The Index

Brands
Cartier
Tortue
2496

Tortue 2496

c. 1999–?2 variants

Time-only CPCP Tortue, 34 mm wide, with guilloché dial, Roman numerals, sapphire caseback and manual cal. 430 MC.

Variants over time

Explore by production yearAll recorded years

19951999

19952000

Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.

Variants

Yellow Gold (2496C)Undated
Yellow gold, white guilloché dial centred by a rosette, chemin-de-fer track and blued Breguet hands.
Exhibition casebackCabochon crownGuilloché dial

Reference specifications

Brand: Cartier
Model: Tortue
Reference: 2496
Category: Dress
Production: c. 1999–?
Date: No
Movement: Manual winding
Calibers: 430 MC

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

Read more

A Collector’s Guide to Collection Privée Cartier ParisRead more at Sotheby's (opens in a new tab)

Breguet hands

Collection Privée Cartier Paris

Lady’s, Diamond-Setc. 1999

33 × 34 mm yellow gold case with two rows of brilliant-cut diamonds.

Exhibition casebackDiamond-set caseGuilloché dialCollection Privée Cartier Paris

All Tortue references

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