Cartier Tank for Sale
Vintage, neo-vintage and current Cartier Tanks, from the 1970s gold Louis Cartier to the steel Must, at auction with no reserve or at a fixed price on the Exchange. Every auction lot is opened, checked against its reference and sealed before it ships to you.
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Cartier Tank references by model
Tank Louis Cartier
Tank Française
Typical ranges are the spread of recent dealer, auction and Grey Market sales for the references on each page, rounded to a band. Indicative, not a valuation; each reference page carries the detail.
Buying a Cartier Tank
What to check on a Cartier Tank
Dial. Tank dials were repainted at service and by third parties for decades. The Roman numerals should be crisp and evenly spaced, the minute track unbroken, and the secret signature in the numerals where the reference carries one. A dial that looks newer than the case is the first question to ask.
Case metal. Cartier made Tanks in solid gold, in gold-plated vermeil and in steel, often with the same dial and the same name. The hallmarks and caseback stamping say which one it is, and the difference is most of the price. Look for polishing that has softened the brancards, the long sides that run up into the lugs.
Crown and movement. The crown should carry its cabochon. On a hand-wound Tank Louis the movement should be the right calibre and wind smoothly; on a quartz Française chronograph every pusher and sub-dial should work, since the module is the expensive part to fix.
Strap and bracelet. A Française bracelet is part of the watch and stretched links show its wear; a Louis Cartier or Must on a strap should have its original deployant or buckle if the listing says so. Our verifier notes all of this in hand, and the listing's condition notes say it before you bid.
What a Cartier Tank costs here, by model
Where enough recent sales exist, each model above shows a typical range, built from dealer, auction and Grey Market sales for its reference and rounded to a band. A solid-gold Tank Louis Cartier leads the family; a steel Tank Must is the usual way in.
Auctions here open low and run without a reserve, so a lot's closing price is whatever the room decides that week. The sold results on this page are what Cartier Tanks have actually gone for here, before the buyer's premium.
Buying a Cartier Tank here
No. Every Grey Market auction runs without a reserve, so the highest bid when the clock runs out wins the watch. Bidding opens low on purpose; the price is set by the people bidding, not by a minimum the seller chose. Auctions run for seven days and extend briefly when a bid lands in the final minutes, so a last-second bid cannot close a lot before everyone has answered it.