“Identity is dressy, design-driven, and unmistakable; in the modern catalog the Santos, Tank, and Ballon Bleu are the most-collected.”

GRAIL ATLAS · CartierShare

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Paris, France

Cartier

Brand history

Founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris as a jeweller; the watch manufacture is in La Chaux-de-Fonds, but the maison, the design language, and the archives remain Parisian.

Founded 1847 by Louis-François Cartier in Paris. Cartier produced the Santos (1904) and the Tank (1917), arguably the two foundational designs of the 20th-century wristwatch. Identity is dressy, design-driven, and unmistakable; in the modern catalog the Santos, Tank, and Ballon Bleu are the most-collected.

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  Tank Louis Cartier · WGTA0011

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1917 MC: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 38h PR, 19j; thin profile for dress watches25.5mm2017–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Santos de Cartier (medium, steel) · WSSA0029

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1847 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 23j; workhorse Cartier automatic used across Santos and other sport-dress lines35mm2018–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Tank Française (Medium, Automatic) · WJTA0046

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1853 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR; used in Tank Francaise; standard Cartier automatic with date module30mm2023–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Drive de Cartier (Steel) · WSNM0004

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1904-PS MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 48h PR, 23j; used in Drive de Cartier; thin profile automatic with peripheral rotor41mm2016–2019editorial
  Open
• Privé Tank Cintrée (Platinum) · WGTA0095

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 9780 MC: manual-wind, in-house skeleton, 18,000bph; exceptionally thin baguette caliber for Tank Cintree; one of the thinnest Cartier movements23mm2021editorial
  Open
• London Crash (Platinum) · CRWHPI0008

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1917 MC: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 38h PR, 19j; thin profile for dress watches28.15mm2022editorial
  Open
• Privé Tank Normale (Platinum) · WGTA0109

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 070: manual-wind, 25,200bph, 38h PR, 21j, 82 parts; supplied by Le Temps Manufacture rather than made in-house; used in the 2023 Prive Tank Normale27.5mm2023editorial
  Open
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  Pasha de Cartier Chronograph · WHPA0007

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1904-CH MC: automatic integrated chronograph, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 27j; used in Pasha Chrono and Santos Chrono; column-wheel integrated design41mm2021–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Ballon Bleu de Cartier 42mm · W6920095

  luxuryneo-vintageCartier Cal. 049: ETA 2892-A2 base, Cartier-decorated, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 21j; used in Ballon Bleu 42; Cartier-finished rotor and bridges42mm2007–presenteditorial
  Open
• Tank Must Large Automatic · WSTA0041

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1847 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 23j; used in Tank Must Auto, Cle de Cartier, and Santos Medium Modern33.7mm2021–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Clé de Cartier · WSCL0008

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1847 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 23j; used in Tank Must Auto, Cle de Cartier, and Santos Medium Modern40mm2015–2019editorial
  Open
• Santos de Cartier Chronograph · WSSA0017

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1904-CH MC: automatic integrated chronograph, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 27j; used in Cartier Santos Chrono; column-wheel and vertical clutch43.3mm2019–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Santos-Dumont XL · WSSA0032

  luxurymodernCartier Caliber 1611 MC (manual-wind, ultra-thin, 72-hour power reserve)47mm2018–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Tank Must, Steel · CRWSTA0058

  luxurymodernCartier Caliber 1917 MC (manual-wind, in-house)31mm2020–presenteditorial
  Open
• Ballon Bleu de Cartier, Steel · W69012Z4

  luxurymodernCartier Caliber 1904-CH MC (automatic, in-house)42mm2015–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Santos Medium, Steel · WSSA0061

  luxurymodernCartier Caliber 1847 MC (automatic, in-house)35.15mm2018–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Calibre de Cartier, Steel · W7100055

  luxurymodernCartier Caliber 1904 PS MC (automatic, in-house)42mm2010–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Ronde Solo de Cartier, Steel · W6700455

  luxuryneo-vintageCartier Caliber 1917 MC (manual-wind, in-house)36mm2006–presenteditorial
  Open
• Santos de Cartier Large 40mm Steel · WSSA0009

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1847 MC: in-house automatic, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 23j; workhorse Cartier automatic used across Santos and other sport-dress lines40mm2018–presenteditorial
  Open
• Tank Americaine (Large, Steel) · W2609256

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 2671: ETA 2671 base, automatic, 28,800bph, 42h PR; used in Tank Americaine large; Cartier-signed rotor34mm2012–presenteditorial
  Open
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  Tank Louis Cartier Automatic (Large, Yellow Gold) · WGTA0357

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1899 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 40h PR, 23j; developed 2019 and first used in the 2023 Tank Americaine; the first automatic caliber in a Tank Louis Cartier since the self-winding Tank LC Jumbo of the 1970s27.75mm2025–present
  Open
• Pasha de Cartier 41mm Automatic · WSPA0009

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 1847 MC: automatic, in-house, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 23j; the same entry-level workhorse caliber used in the Santos; nickel-phosphorus escapement and a soft-iron inner cage for magnetism resistance41mm2020–present
  Open
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  Privé Tank à Guichets (Yellow Gold) · WGTA0234

  luxurymodernCartier Cal. 9755 MC: manual-wind, in-house, integrated jump-hour caliber evolved from the Piaget 430P architecture, 21,600bph, 40h PR, 17j; hours jump in the 12 o'clock aperture, minutes 'drag' continuously in the 6 o'clock aperture24.8mm2025–present
  Open
• Roadster · W62025V3

  luxuryneo-vintageCartier Cal. 049: automatic, base ETA 2892-A2, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 21j38mm2001–2012
  Open

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