
Wristwatches · Wristwatch
Ladies Cartier Tank Paris 18k YG w/ Original 18k Deployant Clasp, 1970s
- Maker / attribution
- Cartier (maker)
- Date
- 1970s
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- France
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 24 mm
- Stock no.
- CTRPTL-1
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (CTRPTL-1)
- Catalogue title (original)
- 1970s Ladies Cartier Tank Paris 18k YG w/ Original 18k Deployant Clasp (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number CTRPTL-1), this is a wristwatch by Cartier, made in France, dated 1970s. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 24 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 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
Dealer description — Craft & Tailored
There is something truly special about a Cartier tank. The Cartier Tank is elegant, sophisticated, and a pure icon of design. When it comes to the woman in history who have worn the Cartier Tank these women are just as powerful, elegant, and as timeless as the watch itself. The Cartier Tank becomes a signature yet functional piece within the discerning woman's wardrobe, much like a long strand of pearls, a Burberry trench coat, or a Louis Vuitton Speedy handbag. We have a saying here at Craft+Tailored "It's More Than Just Watches" and it couldn't be more true with the Tank. The moment you place the tank onto your wrist you become attached. It becomes much more than a simple timekeeping device, it turns into a treasured amulet. Maybe this is the reason why it has graced the wrist of many of the world's most iconic, elite, and classy women alike including Princess Dianah and Jackie Kennedy Onassis among many others. This 1970's solid 18k yellow gold manually wound Cartier Tank is well preserved and is the real deal. This example retains its original PARIS signed porcelain dial, is on an original Carter croc strap and retains it's matching 18k yellow gold Cartier deployment clasp. It doesn't get better than this when looking for a yellow gold Cartier Tank! Stock # CTRPTL-1 Brand Cartier Style Tank Model Louie Serial 780XXXXXXX Size Ladies Material 18k Yellow Gold Dial White "Paris" Millimeters 24mm x 27mm; 7mm thickness Bracelet 2pc Leather Strap W/ Original 18k Cartier Deployant Clasp CASE & BRACELET The wonderful 18K yellow gold case remains unpolished, showing honest wear from light use. The case retains its original 18K yellow gold screws and its original sapphire cabochon crown. The caseback remains in excellent condition with engravings and hallmarks intact and legible. DIAL & HANDS The beautiful and original "Paris" signed white porcelain dial with its Roman numerals and inner railroad minute track remains in excellent condition showing no cracking or degradation. The original blued steel hands remain in excellent condition as well showing no oxidation or corrosion. ACCESSORIES The watch comes with its solid 18k yellow gold deployant clasp. Watch is functioning and keeping time perfectly, previous service history is unknown.
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Modern Mechanical Horology
Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
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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