Wristwatches · Wristwatch
Cartier wristwatch, Self-Winding Centre-Seconds, circa 2000-2010
- Maker / attribution
- Cartier (brand / maker)
- Date
- c. 2000-2010
- Historical period
- Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
- Country of origin
- France
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- stainless steel
- Dimensions
- length 155 mm. (approx.) mm
- Auction house
- Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
- Lot
- Lot 356-36
- Credit line
- Auction lot record: LOT 36, Hong Kong,November 25-26, 2022
- Catalogue title (original)
- CARTIER REF. W 51002 Q 3, SELF-WINDING, CENTRE-SECONDS, DATE, LADY’S WRISTWATCH, INTEGRATED BRACELET; “TANK FRANçAISE”; STAINLESS STEEL (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva (lot Lot 356-36), this is a wristwatch by Cartier, made in France, dated c. 2000-2010. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: stainless steel. Recorded dimensions: length 155 mm. (approx.) mm. The record is illustrated with 2 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
Antiquorum catalogue description
Stainless steel, self-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, lady’s wristwatch, case-back screwed by … screws, cabochon blue sapphire-set winding-crown, silver guilloché (engine-turned) colour dial with radial Roman numerals, Cartier secret signature on the VII, centre seconds and one horological complication:· Date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock)
Lot specifications (Antiquorum)
Model: made in Switzerland; “Tank Française”; Reference: W 51002 Q 3; Case No.: CC 813 310; Material: stainless steel; Bracelet: integrated stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp; Caliber: 120; Length: 155 mm. (approx.); Dimensions: 32 x 28 mm.; Signature: dial, case and movement
Inscriptions & marks
dial, case and movement
Historical context
Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.
Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Quartz Revolution
Atlas type guide
Automatic (self-winding) watches
Self-winding watches use the wearer's motion to wind the mainspring. Abraham-Louis Perrelet and Breguet made 'perpétuelle' pocket watches with oscillating weights in the late eighteenth century, but the principle only became practical in the wristwatch. John Harwood patented a bumper automatic in 1923; Rolex's Perpetual rotor (1931) winding in one direction, and later bidirectional rotors (Eterna, Felsa Bidynator), established the modern form. Micro-rotors (Universal Genève, Buren) and peripheral rotors made automatic watches thinner.
What to look for
- A semicircular rotor turning 360° over the movement, or a 'bumper' weight that rebounds between springs.
- 'Automatic', 'Perpetual' or 'Self-winding' on the dial.
- A sealed screw-back case, since automatic watches are wound less often by the crown.
Dating clues
- Bumper automatics: 1923–c. 1955.
- Full rotors: from 1931 (Rolex); widespread after c. 1950.
- Micro-rotors: from 1954–1958.
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.
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