Cartier Tortue 1945

Cartier Tortue

SKU : AS09604 Article Number : 40950291 ref : 1945 case size : 24 MM movement : Quartz approximate age : 2000s dial color : Silver material : Yellow Gold style : Dress category : Pre-Owned Contemporary bracelet : Leather lug width : 11 MM Includes : Signed pink alligator leather strap with signed 18K yellow gold deployant clasp overall condition : Very good condition. Case shows light wear throughout. Dial is excellent Why We Love it – Though Cartier has produced some fine mechanical watches during its 170 year history (such as the perennial favorite, the Tank Louis Cartier ), by the 1990s the brand was known primarily as a producer of quartz watches. In an effort to rejuvenate their status as a premier manufacture, in 1998 Cartier launched the Collection Privée Cartier Paris , or CPCP for short. The Collection Privée resurrected classic wristwatch designs from the Cartier archives and utilized high-grade mechanical movements from the likes of Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre , and Girard-Perregaux. Conceived in the 1920s, the Torture featured an entirely different silhouette than that of the more traditional Tank. While their Tank collection grew to include a number of shapes (Française, Louis, Cintrée or Basculante , just to name a few), the Tortue stood out with its sensuous curves that lent themselves well to many different watches — from time-only models to more involved complications. This example, a Reference 1945, features a 24mm 18K yellow gold tonneau with factory-set diamonds encircling the case hood and a cabochon crown with a diamond inset. The silver dial features a subtle texture finish with Roman indices, a matching blued-steel 'sword' handset and a hidden Cartier signature at 10 o'clock. Powered by a handy quartz movement, this piece is outfitted with a signed pink alligator leather strap with a 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Don't be fooled by its small svelte profile. This piece packs some serious design punch from one of the best design houses on the planet!