Cartier Tortue in platinum
Movement
Mechanical, manual winding
Size
41.4 x 32.9 mm

Overview

The Cartier Privé Tortue in a 41.4 x 32.9 mm case

The Cartier Privé Tortue, reference WGTO0008, in a 950/1000 platinum case, 41.4 x 32.9 mm and 7.2 mm thick, with a silvered opaline dial. Manually wound calibre 430 MC, on a semi-matte burgundy alligator leather strap with a platinum ardillon buckle. Cartier limits this version to 200 numbered pieces.

Cartier says Louis Cartier imagined the Tortue in 1912, a tortoise-inspired shape created when watches were all round. This Cartier Privé Tortue shows hours and minutes.

The movement is the manually wound calibre 430 MC, with 18 rubies, a balance wheel at 21,600 vibrations per hour and a power reserve of approximately 38 hours.

Key details

Case material950/1000 platinum
Movement430 MC, mechanical, manual winding
CollectionTortue

Design and engineering

  • DialSilvered opaline, with rhodium-finish Roman numeral hour markers and rhodium-finish apple-shaped hands.
  • Case950/1000 platinum, 41.4 x 32.9 mm and 7.2 mm thick, with a faceted crown set with a ruby cabochon. Water-resistant to 3 bar (approximately 30 metres).
  • Strap and buckleSemi-matte burgundy alligator leather, closed with a 950/1000 platinum ardillon buckle.

Calibre 430 MC

  • Manually wound
  • Hours and minutes
  • 18 rubies
  • 20.5 mm across, 2.15 mm thick
  • 21,600 vibrations per hour
  • Power reserve approximately 38 hours

The reference

Technical specifications

Tortue
ReferenceWGTO0008
CollectionTortue
Calibre430 MC
MovementMechanical, manual winding
FunctionsHours, Minutes
Power reserveApproximately 38 hours
Frequency21,600 vibrations per hour
Jewels18 rubies
Movement dimensionsDiameter 9''' (20.5 mm), thickness 2.15 mm
Case dimensions41.4 x 32.9 mm
Case thickness7.2 mm
Case material950/1000 platinum
CrownFaceted, set with a ruby cabochon
Water resistance3 bar (approximately 30 metres)
DialSilvered opaline; rhodium-finish Roman numeral hour markers; rhodium-finish apple-shaped hands
StrapSemi-matte burgundy alligator leather
ClaspArdillon buckle in 950/1000 platinum
Limited edition200 numbered pieces

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