Cartier Tank Chinoise in yellow gold
Movement
Manufacture mechanical, manual winding
Size
39.5 x 29.16 mm

Overview

The Tank Chinoise skeleton in a 39.5 x 29.16 mm case

The Cartier Tank Chinoise skeleton, reference WHTA0016, in an 18-carat yellow gold case, 39.5 x 29.16 mm and 7.7 mm thick. Manually wound Manufacture calibre 9627 MC with a skeleton dial, on a black alligator leather strap with a yellow gold ardillon buckle. Cartier limits this version to 100 individually numbered timepieces.

This version is in 18-carat yellow gold, with bridges covered in black and red lacquer, gold-finish hands and a black alligator strap.

The hours and minutes are shown with skeletonised bridges covered in lacquer. The crystal and case back are sapphire.

The movement is the Manufacture calibre 9627 MC, with manual winding. It consists of 160 parts including 23 rubies, measures 26.1 x 23.5 mm and is 3.9 mm thick, and its balance runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour.

Key details

Case material18-carat yellow gold (750/1000)
Movement9627 MC, manufacture mechanical, manual winding
CollectionTank

Design and engineering

  • Case18-carat yellow gold with a crown in the same metal, set with a sapphire. 39.5 x 29.16 mm and 7.7 mm thick, water-resistant to 3 bar (approximately 30 metres).
  • Dial and handsSkeleton bridges covered in black and red lacquer, with sword-shaped hands in polished gold-finish steel.
  • Strap and buckleBlack alligator leather, closed with an ardillon buckle in 18-carat yellow gold. A second strap is red alligator leather.

Calibre 9627 MC

  • Manufacture mechanical, manually wound
  • Hours and minutes, skeleton
  • 160 parts including 23 rubies
  • 26.1 x 23.5 mm, 3.9 mm thick
  • 21,600 vibrations per hour
  • Power reserve approximately 38 hours

The reference

Technical specifications

Tank Chinoise
ReferenceWHTA0016
CollectionTank
Calibre9627 MC
MovementManufacture mechanical, manual winding
FunctionsHours, Minutes
Power reserveApproximately 38 hours
Frequency21,600 vibrations per hour
Jewels23 rubies
Movement dimensions26.1 x 23.5 mm, thickness 3.9 mm
Case dimensions39.5 x 29.16 mm
Case thickness7.7 mm
Case material18-carat yellow gold (750/1000)
Crown18-carat yellow gold (750/1000), set with a sapphire
CrystalSapphire (crystal and case back)
Water resistance3 bar (approximately 30 metres)
DialSkeleton, with skeletonised bridges covered in black and red lacquer; sword-shaped hands in polished gold-finish steel
StrapBlack alligator leather, with a second strap in red alligator leather
ClaspArdillon buckle in 18-carat yellow gold (750/1000)
Limited edition100 individually numbered timepieces

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