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CARTIER, PALLADIUM TANK MC SKELETON WRISTWATCH, REF. W5310026

MOVEMENT NO. 1817, CASE NO. 134, 3553

Name: CARTIER, PALLADIUM TANK MC SKELETON WRISTWATCH, REF. W5310026
Brand: MOVEMENT NO. 1817, CASE NO. 134, 3553
Price: 19000.00 CHF
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised CHF 23,750

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CHF 8,000 - CHF 12,000

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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CARTIER, PALLADIUM TANK MC SKELETON WRISTWATCH, REF. W5310026

MOVEMENT NO. 1817, CASE NO. 134, 3553

Price Realised CHF 23,750

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

Price Realised CHF 23,750

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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CIRCA: 2014
CASE MATERIAL: Palladium 950
CASE SIZE: 34.5 mm. wide, 43.5 mm. overall length
STRAP MATERIAL: This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a calf leather strap (not shown).
DIAL: Skeletonized
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Time only
CALIBER: 9611 MC
WITH: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp, Certificate dated January 2014 and stamped by Beyer Chronometrie, Zurich, undated Certificate of Origin, product literature and box, presentation box

+ This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.

This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’
This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.

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Lot Essay

Launched in 2013, the Tank MC Skeleton is Cartier’s first wristwatch with skeletonized dial/movement in a Tank case. Its caliber 9611 MC is also the firm’s first entirely in-house made skeletonized movement, the MC standing for Manufacture Cartier. Equipped with twin barrels it provides a power reserve of 72 hours.

The model impresses with its large, masculine palladium case and the skeletonized movement and dial of highly innovative design: the openwork bridges ingeniously form oversized Roman numerals, signature of Cartier’s skeletonized models.

While rarer than white gold or platinum, the sleek, silvery-white sheen of palladium renders it a perfect alternative to these precious metals. This very hard material it is also more resistant to scratches or dents and will retain its shiny lustre. The English scientist Dr. William Hyde Wollaston first distinguished it as a unique metal apart from platinum in 1803. Impressed by its beauty and hardness, he named it after the recently discovered asteroid Pallas.