Vintage Watch Cartier Tank Americaine - Solid 18K, Leather Band, Original Box - Large Model

A beautiful watch does more than tell the time—it becomes a witness to it. It is there for hurried mornings and candlelit dinners, for trains caught and planes boarded, for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new beginnings, and quiet afternoons that only later reveal themselves as precious. The Cartier Tank Américaine feels made to accompany a life in exactly this way: timeless, elegant, and destined to gather stories.

Crafted in solid 18K yellow gold, this Cartier Tank Américaine (Reference 1740) has the long, graceful silhouette that makes the design so instantly recognizable. Its white guilloché dial is marked with bold Roman numerals, blued hands and a discreet date window, while the crown is set with Cartier’s signature sapphire. Inside is a signed self-winding Calibre 120 movement—a wonderfully traditional mechanical heart quietly keeping time beneath all that polished gold.

There is something especially romantic about an automatic watch. Each movement of the wrist helps bring it to life, allowing the mechanism within to mark the passing hours alongside its wearer. Imagine fastening it on before an important journey, glimpsing those blue hands beneath the cuff of a coat on a first date, or checking the time just before walking into a room where something in your life is about to change. Years from now, the watch remains—and suddenly those little scratches in the gold are not merely signs of wear, but traces of everywhere it has been.

Finished with its signed brown alligator strap and 18K gold buckle, this example also retains its Cartier box and original undated manufacturer warranty, lovely survivals from its earlier life. And that is part of the enchantment of a fine vintage timepiece: it has already measured someone else's hours before arriving here. A Cartier like this is not simply something with which to tell the time. It is something with which to mark it—the milestones, the adventures, the loves, and all the beautiful ordinary days in between.

Please note that watches are non-returnable.

Case: Signed. 18ct gold. Common Control Mark. Reference 1740. Serial 56xxxxxx.

Length: 44.9mm

Width: 26.5mm

Crown: Unsigned. Factory set sapphire

Movement: Signed. Self-winding movement. Calibre 120

Dial: Signed. White guilloché dial with Roman numeral hour markers

Strap: Signed. Brown alligator with a signed yellow metal buckle stamped 750. Internal diameter is approximately 20cm

Total weight: 64.7g

Additional items: Signed box, Manual and Certificate/Service Booklets in Cartier Book

The movement is currently functioning at time of writing. The date changes within five minutes of midnight. The quick set date has been manually adjusted through a month and functions at time of writing The dial appears to have no marks visible to the naked eye The hands appear to have no marks visible to the naked eye The case has wear commensurate with material and use, showing some scratches and marks. There are some small dents to the edges and surfaces, particularly near the lugs The crown has a few light marks and scratches The watch glass has some light scratches when viewed under a loupe, most noticeably above the Cartier logo and to the centre The strap has noticeable signs of wear commensurate with everyday use, including some discolouration and setting to the underside of the strap as well as some wear to the topside* The buckle has some scratches and marks. It closes securely at time of writing. This lot comes with a box