Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre
Cartier Carre

Cartier Carre

Regular price$14,750.00
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By the 1930s, Cartier had already spent thirty years arguing with the circle. The Tank, the Santos, the Carré; each one a refusal of the pocket watch's inheritance, each one proof that the maison's real complication was shape.

This is that argument reduced to its bottom line. A rare Carré Duoplan in 18k yellow gold, the flanks still carrying the original finish, the dial still white, the Romans still black, the chemin de fer still drawing the square inside a square. And in the centre, the word that changes the room. France. Not London. Not New York. Not Paris. The France signature is the rarest variant on these and it almost never arrives this intact.

The symmetry here is not by accident. Edmond Jaeger's Duoplan put the crown at the back; the winding and hand-setting crown was positioned on the reverse of the case, enabling the clean Art Deco lines Cartier demanded . That is the whole point, hidden where only the person winding it will ever look.

You do not buy this to complete a set. You buy it because you already know what a Tank feels like, and you want the one Cartier made when the square was still an argument, that almost nobody can find.

We offer complimentary worldwide delivery on our watches. If ordering from overseas, delivery will depend on the value of the timepiece and the destination. 

Please note that all import taxes and duties are the responsibility of the buyer.

If ordering from Hong Kong before 1 PM HKT, your watch will be sent the same working day. The courier will depend on the value of the watch, with all watches delivered the next working day.

All orders below USD 100 000 are shipped using our insured courier partners. For orders above USD 100 000, we use specialised services used by the jewellery industry for shipping high-value products.

Your satisfaction and trust is of the highest importance to us and we stand by the quality of all of our watches.

We offer a three month warranty on the mechanical function of all watches bought from us, starting from the day of purchase.

We do not guarantee the waterproofness of any watch and therefore, this warranty also does not cover any cosmetic damage to the case and/or movement by water or moisture entering the watch.

Our warranty does not apply to any accidental damage or mishandling of your watch and excludes the bracelet, case parts (including pushers, winding stem, crown and bezel), watch glass, dial and hands.

CONDITION: Excellent vintage, original dial, case unpolished with original finish intact
YEAR: Circa 1930s
MATERIAL: 18k Yellow Gold
CASE: Rectangular Carré, back-winding crown
MOVEMENT: Duoplan manual-wind, developed by Edmond Jaeger
FUNCTIONS: Hours, minutes
DIAL: White, black Roman numerals, chemin de fer minute track, "France" signature
CRYSTAL: Acrylic
STRAP: Leather
NOTES: Rare "France" dial signature, back-winding Duoplan architecture