The vintage Cartier archive
Vintage Cartier, reference by reference.
Archiva is an archival documentation site for vintage Cartier. Each reference is documented with its specifications, variants and the tells that collectors and specialist dealers rely on. Start with what is engraved on the case back.
Cartier · Tank Louis Cartier
Tank Louis Cartier, Paris
Ref. 78086
Inherited
What is this watch?
Turn it over, type the number on the case back, and the archive takes you to the exact reference, its variants and what it is worth today.
Identify →Collecting
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Reference-level histories, specifications and the tells that separate original examples from serviced or assembled ones.
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Estimated market values built from recent public sales, with every source shown. A panel of specialist dealers who bid on owners' watches, with escrow, opens soon.
What is it worth? →The Cartier archive
Every Cartier model family from the Santos of 1904 onward, documented reference by reference from auction and dealer records.
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- Documented variants
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- References photographed