Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche
Cartier Etanche

Cartier Etanche

Regular price$21,500.00
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Four visible screws. That's the first thing that stops you. They turn this Cartier into something rarer than a standard Tank; a mechanical declaration inspired by the 1931 Tank Étanche, the waterproof original built for the Pasha de Marrakesh who demanded a watch that could survive the water.

This is the CPCP era at its most sincere. Between 1998 and 2008, Collection Privée Cartier Paris revived the maison's most storied shapes in limited numbers, precious metals, and hand-finished movements . The Tank à Vis stands apart even within this private collection.

While other Tanks polished their edges smooth, this Ref 2608 kept the screws, a technical wink to the Étanche's robust construction, now executed in yellow gold with modern precision and a transparent back that reveals the highly decorated caliber and makes it infinitely rarer than its sibling, the Ref 2484 which was produced in much larger numbers.

Serviced by Cartier itself, with papers, it sits in excellent condition, screws still crisp, the case still proud, the movement still singing. Slip it on and you wear the moment Cartier decided its past deserved to be seen, felt, and kept.

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 one-year 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, serviced by Cartier, all original
YEAR: Circa 2000-2005
REFERENCE: 2608F
MATERIAL: 18k Yellow Gold
CASE: Rectangular with four exposed screws on bezel, sloping lugs, sapphire crystal exhibition caseback
DIMENSIONS: 28mm width x 40mm length (lug to lug)
MOVEMENT: Manual-wind cal. 9701MC, based on Piaget movement, 18 jewels
FUNCTIONS: Hours, minutes
DIAL: Silvered guilloché with radiating engine-turned decoration, black painted Roman numerals, blued steel hands, "Cartier Paris" signature
CROWN: Faceted sapphire cabochon
CRYSTAL: Sapphire
STRAP: Original Cartier black alligator
CLASP: Original 18k yellow gold deployant
WATER RESISTANCE: 30 meters
ACCESSORIES: Cartier service papers