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Cartier Tortue (1910s–1990s, reference not stated) · The Index

Brands
Cartier
Tortue
(1910s–1990s, reference not stated)

Tortue (1910s–1990s, reference not stated)

Undated11 variants

Groups catalogued Tortues without a stated reference: Cartier Paris pieces of the 1910s–30s (gold “à pattes”, gold and enamel, platinum and diamonds, repeaters) and the lady’s gold and gem-set models of the 1980s–90s.

No reference inferred from case numbers.

Variants over time

Production years have not been recorded for these variants.

Reference specifications

Brand: Cartier
Model: Tortue
Reference: Tortue (1910s–1990s, reference not stated)
Category: Dress
Production: Undated
Calibers: 2512, 21

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

Variants

Tortue Or à Pattes (1910s–30s)Undated
Cartier Paris lady’s gold Tortue with lug “feet”, about 20 × 27–28 mm to 23 × 30 mm, matte silver Roman dial and blued Breguet hands; examples circa 1915 and 1930s.
Breguet hands
Tortue Or et Email (Art Deco)Undated
Art Deco gold and enamel Tortues of circa 1918–1920s, from 28–29 × 20 mm lady’s pieces (one on a gold bangle) to an oversized 32 × 40 mm gentleman’s model with Breguet numerals.
Enamel decorationBreguet hands
Platinum and Diamonds (Art Deco)Undated
Lady’s Art Deco Tortues in platinum (with yellow gold) and rose-cut or other diamonds, about 20–23 × 27–29 mm, matte silver Roman dial and Breguet hands; circa 1915 to 1929.
Diamond-set caseBreguet hands
Circa 1920, Arabic NumeralsUndated
29 × 22.5 mm gold Tortue of circa 1920 with radial Arabic numerals instead of Romans, blued Breguet hands, period gold deployant.
Arabic numeralsBreguet hands
Bracelet Montre Tortue Or Minute RepeaterUndated
Extremely rare Art Deco minute-repeating gold Tortues, 30–32 × 39–40 mm, one with enamelled Roman numerals and Breguet hands sold in 1931.
Minute repeater
Lady’s 1980s, Petites Mailles BraceletUndated
1980s Cartier Paris lady’s Tortue, 22 × 31 mm, white or matte silver Roman dial with secret signature at X and blued épée hands, on a gold “petites mailles” bracelet with concealed or pink-gold deployant.
Secret signature
Lady’s 1980s–90s, StrapUndated
Gold Tortue on strap and Cartier buckle in sizes from 21 × 25 to 27 × 33 mm, white or matte silver Roman dial with outer minute track, secret signature at VII or X and blued épée hands; 1980s–90s.
Secret signature
1 sub-variants:White Gold, White Enamel Paris Dial
Lady’s Diamond-Set, 1980sUndated
1980s diamond-set lady’s Tortue in yellow gold or white and yellow gold, 22 × 31 mm, blued épée hands; one manual-wind example on a pearl and gold bracelet.
Diamond-set case
Haute Joaillerie Platinum and Diamonds (1986)Undated
1986 platinum lady’s Tortue with 170-diamond pavé dial and an integral diamond-set platinum bracelet, white-gold bâton hands.
Diamond-set caseGem-set dial
Tortue Chinoise, Platinum (1990s)Undated
Cartier Paris 1990s platinum lady’s Tortue Chinoise with guilloché silver Roman dial, secret signature and blued bâton hands, on white-gold deployant.
Secret signatureGuilloché dial

All Tortue references

Previous reference96069