Tank Louis Cartier Large Manual Yellow Gold / Black

In Context

At 25.5 mm this is jewellery scale — a watch sized to be worn as an ornament rather than read across a room. The 6.6 mm case is genuinely slim and goes under a shirt cuff without argument. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the mineral crystal sits between the two — harder to scratch than plexiglass, easier to chip than sapphire. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. Its 38-hour reserve wants wearing most days; leave it off and it stops. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

WGTA0160 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black gloss dial with a yellow gold case.

Cartier 1917 MC is a hand-wound movement in tonneau-shape, measuring 12.9 x 16.4mm at a height of approx. 2.9mm.

8 other watches in the library run the Cartier 1917 MC.

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Tank Louis Cartier Large Manual Yellow Gold / Graphical Red

WGTA0093 · 25.5 mm

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Tank Asymétrique Rose Gold / Grey

WGTA0043 · 26.1 mm

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Tank Asymétrique Platinum / Silver

WGTA0042 · 26.1 mm

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Tank Louis Cartier Large Manual Rose Gold / Grey Graphical

WGTA0092 · 25.5 mm