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Lot #3371

Cartier Tank Solo 3170 Quartz Ladies

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Introduction

Introduced in the early 1980s following the success of Cartier’s collaboration with Dupont on a collection of co-branded lighters that ended up securing Cartier’s financial future, the Tank Must de Cartier collection was a diffusion line that leveraged the Cartier Tank’s iconic silhouette and Cartier’s legendary branding in a more affordable package so as to offer customers the same look as before but at a more palatable price tag. Founded on the basis of the very same principles, the Tank Solo collection was launched in the early 2000s to step into the Tank Must de Cartier’s shoes as an affordable everyday timepiece that still honored the Tank’s iconic aesthetic. Featuring the Tank’s signature dial design and layout, the Tank Solo’s main tell is the branchards that travel along each side of its case sit flatter than on other Tank models. Predominately powered by quartz movements to keep their costs down, the Tank Solo has remained an ever-popular Cartier model given its successful leveraging of the Tank’s iconic design and its affordable price point.

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Grade

Excellent

Status

Vetted & Approved

Included

Watch Only

Est. value range

$1,000 – $1,500

The Details

Brand

Cartier

Dimensions

31mm x 24.5mm

Model

Tank Solo

Movement

Quartz cal. 157

Reference

3170 / WSTA0030

Bracelet

Leather strap

Year

Circa 2020

Condition

Excellent

Material

Stainless steel

Included

Watch only

Dial Color

Silver

THE DIAL
THE DIAL

Boasting the Tank's signature dial design, the Tank Solo features black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and a railroad style minute track just like the plethora of Tank models that have come before it.

THE CONSTRUCTION
THE CONSTRUCTION

Maintaining the Tank's iconic silhouette, the Tank Solo fits on the wrist with a familiar poise for Cartier collectors. Its rectangular profile and sapphire-capped cabochon fill the wrist just as they have for over a century now.

THE PROFILE
THE PROFILE

Identifiable thanks to its branchards which feature a flat profile rather than the rounded profile of other Tank models, the Tank Solo is immediately recognizable for those in the know.

Condition

Watch is in excellent condition, showing minor use and surface wear. Watch comes with a generic strap and buckle.

Our Perspective

An intelligent expansion of the Tank's iconic design, the Tank Solo democratizes the Tank thanks to its steel construction and quartz movement in just the same way that the Tank Must de Cartier did during the 1980s and beyond.

Eric Ku

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