Found a little Cartier Tank, but is it?

themattedial

If the community opinion wasn’t enough... I did bring this piece to a Cartier boutique. They also confirmed it was an authentic piece. Without a doubt it was in rough shape. Badly peeling dial, overwound movement with a broken mainspring, etc. all the things you would expect why buying something like this for a few bucks.

Since it was in such bad shape, I opted to have them restore the watch - something I’ve never done with a vintage watch for obvious reasons, but I thought there wasn’t much to lose in this case.

What an amazing transformation. I was floored. They replaced the dial with a enamel dial and added blued steel hands. The movement was overhauled and it feels like a brand new piece.

Here it is:

Oh, and now the dial says “Paris”

Litempo

LEGIT. I gave one of this to my wife.
Had to change that exactly same dial, for the must de Cartier, because the original,pocelanized I think, was in bad condition.

themattedial

If the community opinion wasn’t enough... I did bring this piece to a Cartier boutique. They also confirmed it was an authentic piece. Without a doubt it was in rough shape. Badly peeling dial, overwound movement with a broken mainspring, etc. all the things you would expect why buying something like this for a few bucks.

Since it was in such bad shape, I opted to have them restore the watch - something I’ve never done with a vintage watch for obvious reasons, but I thought there wasn’t much to lose in this case.

What an amazing transformation. I was floored. They replaced the dial with a enamel dial and added blued steel hands. The movement was overhauled and it feels like a brand new piece.

Here it is:

Oh, and now the dial says “Paris”

C CarterCollect

Is it possible for a man to wear a vintage watch such as that.

themattedial

@Wilmi -- Sorry I didn't see your earlier message from a few months ago, I haven't been very active on the forum. To answer your question, if I were to buy a tank again, I probably wouldn't buy a must or any other plated tank. I've had several solid gold models over the years including a Cintree and an LC in a few configurations. I think it's worth hunting a solid gold model at a reasonable price if you can find one. A year or two ago it was easy to get them at a bargain as nobody was looking. Things have clearly changed, but they are still out there. It seems Cartier would like to purge the plated brass era from memory, but we keep finding examples of them.. and this recent example that @Wallas posted is in the best original condition I've observed.

themattedial

If the community opinion wasn’t enough... I did bring this piece to a Cartier boutique. They also confirmed it was an authentic piece. Without a doubt it was in rough shape. Badly peeling dial, overwound movement with a broken mainspring, etc. all the things you would expect why buying something like this for a few bucks.

Since it was in such bad shape, I opted to have them restore the watch - something I’ve never done with a vintage watch for obvious reasons, but I thought there wasn’t much to lose in this case.

What an amazing transformation. I was floored. They replaced the dial with a enamel dial and added blued steel hands. The movement was overhauled and it feels like a brand new piece.

Here it is:

Oh, and now the dial says “Paris”

padders

Those diamonds probably weren’t set by Cartier but by someone in the aftermarket. Usually diamond set cartier watches have a diamond cabochon set in the crown not a blue sapphire. There may be exceptions to this but it is a rule I follow. It looks to be a limited edition of some kind. Do the papers mention the diamonds or model? If I were you I’d make sure it left the factory like that before buying.

padders

Be aware that after set diamonds can drastically affect the value of a piece. If you like it that’s great but it might be tricky to sell on if you tire of it. In other words I hope it’s cheap, certainly much cheaper than a plain gold one.

H Hanfouche

In person meet,
Just didn’t feel right