Tank MC 34.3 Chronograph Stainless Steel / Grey

In Context

At 34.3 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. At 11.7 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

W5330008 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a grey guilloche dial with a stainless steel case. Introduced in 2013. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph.

Self-winding column-wheel operated chronograph movement with small seconds and date, introduced in 2012. A ValFleurier product, it is also seen as Piaget's 1160P since the 2016 introduction of the Polo S Chronograph.

12 other watches in the library run the Cartier 1904-CH MC.

Cartier

Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph Pink Gold / Silver

W1556238 · 40 mm

Cartier

Tank MC 34.3 Chronograph Stainless Steel / Silver

W5330007 · 34.3 mm

Cartier

Calibre de Cartier Chronograph Stainless Steel / Silver

W7100046 · 42 mm

Cartier

Calibre de Cartier Chronograph Stainless Steel / Black

W7100060 · 42 mm