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Pre-Owned Cartier Small Tank Americaine 18K White Gold Grey Dial & Satin Strap
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pre-owned lady's small Cartier Tank Americaine designed in 18 karat white gold. The watch measures
Category

2010s Wrist Watches

Materials

White Gold

Cartier Tank Française Watch Small Model W51011Q3
By Cartier
Located in Banbury, GB
SKU AT-1813 Brand Cartier Model No. W51011Q3 Retail Price £3,550 incl. VAT / $3,700 / €4 000 incl. VAT ____________________________________ Date Circa 2009 Gender Unisex / Women Box/...
Category

Early 2000s French Wrist Watches

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel

Cartier Tank Française Watch Small Model W51011Q3
Cartier Tank Française Watch Small Model W51011Q3
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H 1.02 in W 0.84 in Dm 0.27 in
Cartier Tank Francaise Steel Diamond Small Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Steel Diamond Small Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

Early 2000s Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Americaine Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WJTA0002
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Americaine Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WJTA0002. Quartz movement. 18K Rose
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Silver Dial Steel Ladies Watch W5310022
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Silver Dial Steel Ladies Watch W5310022. Quartz movement. Stainless
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Silver, Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Dial Ladies Watch WE110006. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Silver Dial Steel Ladies Watch W5310022
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Silver Dial Steel Ladies Watch W5310022. Quartz movement. Stainless
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Silver, Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WE10456H
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WE10456H. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WJTA0022
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WJTA0022. Quartz movement. Rectangular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Americaine Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 2503
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Americaine Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 2503. Quartz movement. 18K Rose gold
Category

Early 2000s Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Anglaise 18K Rose Gold Small Ladies Watch WJTA0007
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise 18K Rose Gold Small Ladies Watch WJTA0007. Quartz movement. 18K rose gold
Category

Early 2000s Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Anglaise Rose Gold Small Ladies Watch W5310027 Box Papers
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Rose Gold Small Ladies Watch W5310027 Box Papers. Quartz movement. 18K rose
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WT100024
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WT100024. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold, Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Steel Diamond Small Ladies Watch WE110006 Box Card
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Steel Diamond Small Ladies Watch WE110006 Box Card. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Ladies Watch W5310036 Box Papers
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Ladies Watch W5310036 Box Papers. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold, Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Ladies Watch W5310036 Box Papers
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Anglaise Small Steel Rose Gold Ladies Watch W5310036 Box Papers. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold, Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Steel Diamond Bezel Ladies Watch W4TA0008 Box Card. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WE10456H Box Papers
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Tank Francaise Small Rose Gold Diamond Ladies Watch WE10456H Box Papers. Quartz movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Louis GM
By Cartier
Located in Heerlen, NL
An magnificent Cartier Tank Louis from 1955. Sold in the New York branche and considering it age in
Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Cartier Tank Louis GM
Cartier Tank Louis GM
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H 0.2 in W 0.91 in
Cartier Tank Américaine Watch
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
The Tank Américaine watch was first launched in 1989. This is a small model with quartz movement
Category

2010s Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond

Tank Normale PARIS Small model 1973 PM SM 18k 750 Gold Ref 78093 Folding Clasp
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
gift with this very rare Tank Normale Small Model from the 70’ MODEL : Cartier Tank Normale Ref
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold

Cartier Tank Américaine Diamond Wristwatch
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier Tank has been an icon for over 100 years with its rectangular shaped case; in this respect crafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, White Gold

Art Deco Diamond Platinum Tank Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Art Deco Diamond Platinum Tank Ring. Featuring 24 rose cut and 2 old European cut diamonds with
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum

Cartier Square Tank by Bueche Girod
By Cartier
Located in Heerlen, NL
Switserland. This is nr 67 from a very small lot produced.
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Cartier Square Tank by Bueche Girod
Cartier Square Tank by Bueche Girod
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H 0.28 in W 0.91 in
Cartier Tank Must GM Silver Blue Precious
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
Cartier Must model Tank watch in 925/1000 silver, ecru background with blue railway indexes and
Category

1990s French Wrist Watches

Materials

Silver, Stainless Steel

Cartier Tank Ring Yellow Gold citrine US6.25 TDD53
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
Cartier Tank model ring in 18-carat yellow gold decorated with a citrine. Finger size 53 or US6.25
Category

1990s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Citrine, 18k Gold

French 1940s Diamonds 18 Karat Yellow Gold Tank Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold, and platinum, dog head hallmark. Magnificent tank ring, it has in the
Category

Vintage 1940s French Retro Signet Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum

French 1950s Diamond 18 Karat Rose Gold Tank Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
the center, and on either side, two small modern brilliant- cut diamonds. The setting of this retro
Category

Vintage 1950s French Retro Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

1940 Tank Ring in 18 Carat Yellow Gold with Diamonds
Located in Paris, FR
1940 Signet Ring in 18 Carat yellow Gold Tank Model, setting two main Diamonds of approximately 0.5
Category

Vintage 1940s French Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

Cartier Tank Française 2303 Serviced Steel & 18k Gold Chronograph Chronoreflex
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
the perfect gift with this rare Tank Francaise de Cartier. MODEL : Tank Francaise Chronograph Ref
Category

1990s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Steel

1940s Synthetic Rubies Diamonds 18 Karat Rose Gold Asymmetrical Tank Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat rose gold. This asymmetrical tank ring features a scrolled design and is set at
Category

Vintage 1940s French Retro Signet Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Americaine 2489 18k White Gold + 18k White Gold Buckle
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
, Mohamed Ali amongst countless others. The Tank Americaine watch features an elongated case with a more
Category

Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Blue Sapphire, White Gold

French 1940s White Sapphires 18 Karat Rose Gold Knot Tank Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
knot whose central motif is composed of a white sapphire accompanied at the bottom and top by 2 smaller
Category

Vintage 1940s French Retro Three-Stone Rings

Materials

Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Tank Ring Diamond 2.15 Karat HRD Certified Baguette Brillant Cut 2 Karat
Located in Vannes, FR
Discover this sumptuous Tank ring in 18-carat white gold, adorned with an impressive 2.15-carat HRD
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Cartier Tank Américaine Ladies Wristwatch 2504 Rose Gold 18k Gold Automatic 1Yr
By Cartier
Located in Greensboro, NC
Retail Price: $29,800 Brand: Cartier Model: Tank Américaine Model Number: 2504 Movement
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Americaine XL 18k Yellow Gold Silver Dial Men Watch W2609356
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Style: Luxury Model: Cartier Tank Americaine Vintage: No Movement: Mechanical (Automatic) Number of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch American Made 1940's
By Waltham
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled, White Gold

Juvenia Gold-Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch from 1950's High Grade
By Juvenia
Located in Long Beach, CA
woman's watch when new, but the 50's men wore smaller watches, so it might have been a man's watch. It is
Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style with Original Period Bracelet from 1935
By Waltham Watch Company
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Rectangle Tank / Art Deco METAL
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Tiffany & Co. by Meylan 18 Karat Yellow Gold Art Deco Tank Watch, circa 1930s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Tiffany & Co. by C,H. Meylan STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

Optima Gold-Filled Art Deco Tank Stye Watch with Original Dial circa 1940's
Located in Long Beach, CA
small factory in Switzerland producing private label watches and their own caliber as well offered in
Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Cartier Small Divan Mother of Pearl Dial Pink Cabochon Steel Quartz Watch #2599
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pre-owned Cartier Tank Divan with mother of pearl dial and pick cabochon crown. Special edition
Category

Early 2000s Wrist Watches

Materials

Pearl, Steel, Stainless Steel

Tahitian keshi pearl strand with 0.59 carat diamond charms Hi June Parker
By Hi June Parker
Located in New York, NY
Natural Tahitian small baroque pearls with dangling diamond charms. The Tahitian pearls are knotted
Category

2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold

Longines 18Kt Yellow Gold Rare Drs. Model Art Deco Watch circa 1937
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

1940s 4.50 Carats Aquamarine 18 Karat Yellow Gold Retro Signet Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold, owl hallmark. Tank ring, it is decorated on its top of a rectangular
Category

Vintage 1940s French Retro Cocktail Rings

Materials

Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Marcus & Co. Ladies Platinum Dress Style Watch circa 1930s Handmade
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: C.H. Meylan Switzerland / Marcus & Co. N.Y. STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank
Category

Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1926
By Waltham
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa, 1940's with Original Dial
By Waltham
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Cartier Solid 14k Yellow Gold and Glass Very Rare Vintage Lidded Ice Bucket
By Cartier
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
'Cartier' Of cylindrical shape with small acanthus handles and a removable lid with floral finial Front
Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Cartier Paris Tank Small Factory Champagne Roman Dial Ladies Watch 366001
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier Paris Tank Small Ladies Watch, 366001. Quartz battery movement. Gold plated 21mm case. Push
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

WB710008 Cartier Tank Americaine with Diamond Bezel
By Cartier
Located in Naples, FL
18K Rose Gold Cartier Tank Americaine Small Model Quartz Watch (WB710008). It Has 48 Diamonds
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Cartier Tank Anglaise Watch, 18 Karat Rose Gold, Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
of the prestigious brand Cartier, which I name this beautiful watch as Tank Anglaise Tank Anglaise
Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold

Cartier Stainless Steel Small Tank Francaise Watch Ref. W51008Q3
By Cartier
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: quartz Function: hours, minutes Case: 25mm rectangular case, cabochon sapphire push/pull crown, sapphire crystal Dial: cream dial with roman numeral hour markers, blue stee...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Small Tank For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact small tank you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Frequently made of Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold, this item was constructed with great care. Find an antique version now, or shop for 7 vintage or 16 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Finding the perfect small tank may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. A small tank of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Diamond, from our inventory of 2, is particularly popular. Today, if you’re looking for a rose cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes round cut alternatives. Most of our small tank for sale are for women, but there are 4 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much is a Small Tank?

On average, a small tank at 1stDibs sells for $4,410, while they’re typically $2,200 on the low end and $13,500 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Cartier for sale on 1stDibs

For its extraordinary range of bracelets, watches, rings and other adornments, French luxury house Cartier is undeniably one of the most well known and internationally revered jewelers in the world among clients both existing and aspirational.

Perhaps 1847 was not the ideal time to open a new watchmaking and jewelry business, as the French Revolution was not kind to the aristocracy who could afford such luxuries. Nevertheless, it was the year Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) — who was born into poverty — founded his eponymous empire, assuming control of the workshop of watchmaker Adolphe Picard, under whom he had previously been employed as an assistant. Of course, in the beginning, it was a relatively modest affair, but by the late 1850s, Cartier had its first royal client, Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte, who commissioned the jeweler to design brooches, earrings and other accessories.

Under the leadership of Louis-François’s son, Alfred, who took over in 1874, business boomed. Royalty around the world wore Cartier pieces, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Maharaja of Patiala and King Edward VII, who had 27 tiaras made by the jewelry house for his coronation in 1902 and issued Cartier a royal warrant in 1904. (Today, the British royal family still dons Cartier pieces; Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, regularly sports a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch.)

Cartier’s golden years, however, began when Alfred introduced his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, to the business. The brothers expanded Cartier globally: Louis reigned in Paris, Pierre in New York and Jacques in London, ensuring their brand’s consistency at their branches across the world. The trio also brought in such talents as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint.

One of Cartier’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch — one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. (Previously, a large number of people were using only pocket watches.) Louis designed the timepiece in 1904 for his friend, popular Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to check the time more easily while flying.

Cartier’s other famous timepieces include the Tank watch, which was inspired by the linear form of military tanks during World War I, and the so-called mystery clocks. Invented by watchmaker and magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later crafted exclusively for Cartier in the house’s workshop by watchmaker Maurice Couët, the mystery clocks were so named because the integration of glass dials on which the clocks’ hands would seemingly float as well as structures that are hidden away within the base give the illusion that they operate without machinery.

On the jewelry side of the business, Cartier’s internationally renowned offerings include the Tutti Frutti collection, which featured colorful carved gemstones inspired by Jacques’s trip to India and grew in popularity during the Art Deco years; the panthère motif, which has been incorporated into everything from brooches to rings; and the Love bracelet, a minimal, modernist locking bangle inspired by medieval chastity belts that transformed fine jewelry.

While the Cartier family sold the business following the death of Pierre in 1964, the brand continues to innovate today, renewing old hits and creating new masterpieces.

Find contemporary and vintage Cartier watches, engagement rings, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right wrist-watches for You

Antique, new and vintage wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.

Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bvlgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.

Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.

Find antique, new and vintage wristwatches on 1stDibs.

Questions About Cartier
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Most Cartier watches are quartz, but the iconic Tank watch is automatic. While quartz watches work due to a pre-installed battery, automatic watches use a spring system and are self-winding.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, Cartier watches are considered luxury watches. Cartier is a noted jeweler, taking that attention to detail and access to high-quality metals and jewels to their watches—they spare no expense and are highly desirable. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Cartier watches from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Cartier pieces may be cheaper in Paris than they are in the U.S., but that's because of the exchange rate. Cartier doesn't price the pieces depending on the country.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Cartier engagement ring can cost between $3,000 and $800,000. The price depends on the diamond's carat weight and quality.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The price of Cartier bracelets varies based on age, condition, and rarity. The least expensive versions of the Cartier Love bracelet, for example, can still cost around $4,000. On 1stDibs, there is a variety of Cartier bracelets for sale.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    As one of the top luxury jewelry houses in the world, Cartier uses some of the finest quality materials. The company uses 18k gold in their jewelry and real diamonds.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Cartier rose gold doesn't tarnish but over many years of wearing, rose gold generally is said to become darker. Rose gold allegedly becomes slightly yellower in tone, toward a traditional gold.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Today, the Cartier symbol, or logo, is the luxury house's name written in a clean serif font that mimics cursive handwriting. Typically, the logo is either black on white or white on a black background. Its refined and understated appearance references the high standards that have long been associated with this celebrated brand.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Cartier is famous for producing jewelry and watches out of rare and luxury-grade materials and creating innovative designs, often packed with symbolism. Some of the jeweler's most famous pieces include the modern Love and Trinity bracelets and its custom-made antique and vintage jewelry like the Crocodile and Patiala necklaces. Find a range of Cartier jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    There are a few reasons why Cartier is so popular. For one thing, the French luxury house is known for its very long history of unparalleled prestige and quality craftsmanship. Cartier has been producing extraordinary jewelry, watches and accessories since 1847. While jewelry lovers have long been enthusiastic about Cartier’s elegant and streamlined designs for bracelets, rings, necklaces and other pieces, the brand is also known for innovation. It pioneered the use of platinum in fine jewelry, and its artisans were so mindful of trends in fashion that the house became the official jewelry supplier to King Edward VII. Later, Cartier’s Art Deco-era pieces would help define the movement with which they are associated. One of the brand’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch, one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. Today’s influencers continue to help popularize the brand, increasing the demand for certain pieces like Cartier buffalo horn sunglasses and the Cartier Love bracelet, an icon of modernist jewelry. Find a wide range of Cartier watches, jewelry and eyewear on 1stDibs.