What is a Cartier Tank Américaine Ref. 1710 worth?

Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 1710 from November 2021 to November 2026 (five years, as the last three alone have too few) come to $5,350 to $8,450, with a median of $6,450 across 3 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $10,450 at Van Ham in May 2025. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.

What is the Tank Américaine Ref. 1710?

The small quartz Américaine in 18k yellow gold: a curved 19 × 35 mm case with a back secured by eight screws, a silvered, white or cream dial with painted black Roman numerals and the secret Cartier signature in the VII, blued steel sword hands and a sapphire-set crown, on the Cartier Cal. 157. It is the yellow gold twin of the white gold Ref. 1713.

What movement is in the Ref. 1710?

A Cartier quartz caliber, listed here as the Cal. 157 with 4 jewels. Most catalog entries for the 1710 say only quartz; Sotheby's gives the Cal. 157.06 with 4 jewels for the white gold Ref. 1713, the same model in white gold.

How do I tell a 1710 from a 1720?

Measure the case. The 1710 is about 19 × 35 mm and the 1720 22–23 × 41 mm. Some catalogs measure the 1710 without its curved ends: Bonhams gives one as 19 × 27.5 mm, or 34.5 mm long including the lugs.

What should I check on a Ref. 1710?

The reference in the number engraved on the case back, a back secured by eight screws, the secret Cartier signature in the VII, a sapphire-set crown, and crisp brushed and polished surfaces on the case. A buckle or bracelet should be signed Cartier and in yellow gold. Diamond-set and enamel bezels are documented factory versions, listed under Known Variants.

Cartier · Tank Américaine

Tank Américaine, Yellow Gold

Ref. 1710c. 1989–2000s

The Cartier Tank Américaine Ref. 1710 is a 19 × 35 mm 18k yellow gold quartz Tank Américaine made c. 1989–2000s on the Cartier Cal. 157, the yellow gold twin of the white gold Ref. 1713.

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Specifications

Reference: 1710; Small, 18k yellow gold, quartz
Year: c. 1989–2000s; Estimated: the range opens with the model's 1989 launch, and dated examples run from circa 1990 (Antiquorum) into the 2000s
Movement: Quartz; Cartier Cal. 157, 4 jewels
Case: 19 × 35 mm, 18k Yellow Gold
Dial: Silvered, white or cream; Painted black Roman numerals, inner minute track, secret Cartier signature in the VII
Hands: Blued steel; Sword-shaped
Crystal: Sapphire; Listed as sapphire by Antiquorum and dealers
Strap: Leather or 18k yellow gold bracelet; Leather strap with an 18k yellow gold Cartier buckle, or an 18k yellow gold Cartier link bracelet with a concealed double deployant clasp

Visual Description

The Ref. 1710 is the Tank Américaine in 18k yellow gold at its smallest size, about 19 × 35 mm and 6 to 7 mm thick. The two-body case is brushed and polished, curves along its length and closes with a back secured by eight screws. The crown is octagonal and set with a sapphire, and the crystal is sapphire.

Catalogs describe silvered, white and cream dials, with painted black Roman numerals, an inner minute track and the secret Cartier signature in the VII, under blued steel sword hands. The watch comes on a leather strap with an 18k yellow gold Cartier buckle or on an 18k yellow gold Cartier link bracelet with a concealed double deployant clasp.

Reference Significance

The 1710 and the white gold Ref. 1713 are the smallest Américaines on Archiva, and they differ only in metal. Sotheby's describes the first Américaines of 1989 as quartz watches in smaller cases, marketed mostly to women, and the 1710 is one such watch.

Catalogs date examples from circa 1990 into the 2000s.

Historical Context

Cartier released the Tank Américaine in 1989 as an update to the Tank Cintrée. It kept the Cintrée's curved front brancards, elongated dial and stretched numerals, but simplified the construction with a flat case back that sits against the wrist. Analog/Shift describes the launch as aimed at the American collector market.

The 1710 also exists in special forms. Sotheby's has offered an "Art Deco" special edition in yellow gold and enamel dated circa 1994, and Antiquorum sold an Art Deco style 1710 with black champlevé enamel on the bezel and a diamond-set crown, made circa 1990.

What to Look For

Read the number engraved on the case back, where Cartier runs the reference into the case number, and check that the back is secured by eight screws. On the dial, look for even printing and the secret signature in the VII; on the case, sharp brancard edges where the brushed and polished surfaces meet. A buckle or bracelet should be signed Cartier and in yellow gold.

Measure with care. Most catalogs give 19 × 35 mm, the full length including the curved ends, but Bonhams has cataloged a 1710 at 19 × 27.5 mm and added that it measures 34.5 mm including the lugs. A shorter figure in a listing is a measuring choice, not a different watch.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 1710.

Art Deco Enamel Bezel

Black champlevé enamel on the bezel, a diamond-set crown and a white dial with vertical stripes. Sotheby's has offered a 1710 'Art Deco' special edition in yellow gold and enamel.

c. 1990–1994 (two dated examples)Special edition

Diamond-Set Bezel

A row of diamonds along each brancard of the bezel. Amsterdam Vintage Watches sold a 1997 example that also has diamond hour markers on a cream guilloché dial.

c. 1997–2000sDocumented at an auction house and two dealers

Collector's Corner

Reading the case back

What the numbers on the back of Ref. 1710 mean. Swiss production, 1990s and 2000s.

Photo by @lepetitsuissewatches

Reference: 1710, with a digit after it; Struck as 1710 1 under 18K on this back. No source opened explains the extra digit.
Serial: One or two letters, then digits; C60··· on this back. Antiquorum prints C146··· and CC263···; Smith & Singer prints SM12···.
Metal: 18K; Written as 18K under SWISS MADE, not as 750.
Hallmarks: Two small marks beside 18K; One either side, too small in this photo to read. The Swiss marks are in the hallmarks guide.
Dating: Papers, not the digits; Antiquorum dates one circa 1990 and another to the 2000s; Smith & Singer one circa 2000, with its Cartier papers.
Clasp: Cartier 18k buckle or bracelet; Antiquorum and Smith & Singer catalog an 18k Cartier buckle; Antiquorum also sold one on the link bracelet with a concealed double deployant clasp.

Serials quoted from catalogs are shortened with dots: they belong to their owners. How Cartier numbered its cases in each era is on the case back guide, and the stamped marks are in the hallmarks guide.

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 1710 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Cartier Tank Américaine Ref. 1710 worth?: Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 1710 from November 2021 to November 2026 (five years, as the last three alone have too few) come to $5,350 to $8,450, with a median of $6,450 across 3 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $10,450 at Van Ham in May 2025. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.
What is the Tank Américaine Ref. 1710?: The small quartz Américaine in 18k yellow gold: a curved 19 × 35 mm case with a back secured by eight screws, a silvered, white or cream dial with painted black Roman numerals and the secret Cartier signature in the VII, blued steel sword hands and a sapphire-set crown, on the Cartier Cal. 157. It is the yellow gold twin of the white gold Ref. 1713.
What movement is in the Ref. 1710?: A Cartier quartz caliber, listed here as the Cal. 157 with 4 jewels. Most catalog entries for the 1710 say only quartz; Sotheby's gives the Cal. 157.06 with 4 jewels for the white gold Ref. 1713, the same model in white gold.
How do I tell a 1710 from a 1720?: Measure the case. The 1710 is about 19 × 35 mm and the 1720 22–23 × 41 mm. Some catalogs measure the 1710 without its curved ends: Bonhams gives one as 19 × 27.5 mm, or 34.5 mm long including the lugs.
What should I check on a Ref. 1710?: The reference in the number engraved on the case back, a back secured by eight screws, the secret Cartier signature in the VII, a sapphire-set crown, and crisp brushed and polished surfaces on the case. A buckle or bracelet should be signed Cartier and in yellow gold. Diamond-set and enamel bezels are documented factory versions, listed under Known Variants.