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Cartier | Tank Mc, REF.3666, a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Date, circa 2015

DocumentedDocumented from an auction catalogue; attribution as stated by the auction house.

Maker / attribution: Cartier (maker)
Date: c. 2015
Historical period: Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
Country of origin: France
Object type: Wristwatch
Materials / technique: stainless steel
Auction house: LiveAuctioneers auction archive
Lot: Item 215330804
Credit line: Auction lot record: lot 1026, Luxury Online: Watches and Pens, Bonhams (2025), via LiveAuctioneers
Catalogue title (original): CARTIER | TANK MC, REF.3666, A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, CIRCA 2015 (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by LiveAuctioneers auction archive (lot Item 215330804), this is a wristwatch by Cartier, made in France, dated c. 2015. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: stainless steel. The record is illustrated with 3 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Lot description — Bonhams

CARTIER | TANK MC, REF.3666, A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, CIRCA 2015 Case No: 115820UX Calibre: 1904-CH MC, automatic, signed Dial: Silvered guilloché, signed Case: 34.5 x 43.5mm (including lugs), stainless steel, transparent case back, signed Strap: Maker's endangered species, stainless steel folding clasp, signed Accompaniments: Maker's pouch Last known retail price approximately HK$100,000. 前零售價大約 HK$100,000。卡地亞 | Tank MC，3666型號，精鋼自動上弦計時腕錶，配日期顯示，年份約2015。附原廠錶袋。 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

Historical context

Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)

Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.

Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Mechanical Renaissance

Atlas type guide

Chronographs and split-seconds watches

A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.

Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.

What to look for

Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).

Dating clues

Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
Automatic chronographs: from 1969.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Chronograph — Complication
Self-winding (automatic) mechanism — Component

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryRecorded
MaterialsRecorded
DimensionsNot in source
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: LiveAuctioneers auction archive (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Bonhams / LiveAuctioneers — permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Cartier | Tank Mc, REF.3666, a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Date, circa 2015." LiveAuctioneers auction archive, Item 215330804. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/cartier-tank-mc-ref-3666-a-stainless-steel-chronograph-wristwatch-with-3d86e5.