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Tortue
Compare this collectionTortue
1912
One of Cartier's earliest non-round shapes, a rounded rectangular case whose curves evoke a tortoise shell.
- Category
- Dress watch
- Designers
- Louis Cartier
- Case materials
- 18k yellow and rose gold, platinum
- Sizes
- 38mm x 46.1mm (large model)
- Dial
- Silvered dial with Roman numerals
- Crystal
- Sapphire cabochon crown
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 1912 MC
- Movement type
- Manual-wind mechanical
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Key references
- WGTA0014
- Price band
- $14,000–$30,000
The house
Cartier
The 'jeweler of kings' whose square and geometric case designs, born from early 20th-century Parisian jewelry ateliers, defined modern watch design.
- Founded
- 1847
- Founder
- Louis-François Cartier
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland (Richemont)
- Signature materials
- 18k gold, platinum, steel, synthetic spinel and sapphire cabochons
- Signature movements
- In-house calibres 1904 MC, 9611 MC, 9455 MC skeleton movements
- Notable designers
- Louis Cartier, Jeanne Toussaint