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Tank Cintrée Dual Time

Ref. 11061c. 1990sAlso cataloged as W1519951

The Tank Cintrée Ref. 11061 is a curved 25 × 45 mm platinum dual-time Cintrée of c. 1990s, with two independent hand-wound cal. 2412 movements behind a dial split into two time zones, each with its own crown.

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Specifications

Reference
11061
Dual time, two manual-wind movements, platinum
Year
c. 1990s
Antiquorum dates one example circa 1990 and Monaco Legend others to the 1990s
Movement
Manual-wind
Two independent cal. 2412 movements, one for each time zone
Case
25 × 45 mm, Platinum
Curved rectangle with two crowns set with sapphire cabochons
Dial
Silvered, split in two
Upper dial with all twelve Roman numerals, lower dial with Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9; Antiquorum describes a cream dial
Strap
Leather or bracelet
Leather strap, or a platinum bracelet with a white gold deployant buckle

Visual Description

The 11061 is a Tank Cintrée drawn out to about 25 × 45 mm and curved from end to end to follow the wrist. Two crowns set with sapphire cabochons wind and set the two movements. The dial is split in two: the upper part carries the full set of large black Roman numerals, and the lower part Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 only. Monaco Legend describes silvered dials and Antiquorum a cream one. Examples come on leather straps or on a platinum or white gold bracelet.

Reference Significance

The 11061 is a dual-time watch built from two complete movements rather than one with an added hand. Monaco Legend writes that Cartier, unlike most other brands, put two mechanical movements into one case and split the dial in two to show two times. Antiquorum and Monaco Legend give both movements as cal. 2412, and Phillips catalogs a dual-time Cintrée of about 1990 without a printed reference on the ETA 2412 with 17 jewels.

Among the Cintrées on Archiva, it sits between the original Cintrée of the 1920s to the 1950s and the dual-time references Phillips dates circa 2004.

Historical Context

Antiquorum dates one platinum 11061 circa 1990 and Monaco Legend dates four lots to the 1990s, two in platinum (one watch, sold twice) and two in 18k white gold. Phillips writes that Cartier refined the Cintrée in the 1990s with a dual-time version.

Phillips and Monaco Legend have also sold dual-time Cintrées of the same period that print no reference number, with case numbers of the same A11 form: a platinum example of about 1990, a platinum example numbered 27 of a limited edition of 50 with a salmon dial, a white gold example, and a platinum piece numbered 1 of 1 and dated 1996 that measures 23.5 × 39 mm. Whether any of them is an 11061 is not settled.

What to Look For

Wind and set each crown in turn and confirm that each moves only its own half of the dial; a dual-time Cintrée has two movements to service. Sight along the case for dents or flat spots in the curve, and check that the metal matches the case marks. Read the case number: the 11061 examples documented so far carry numbers beginning A11. Antiquorum's example came on a platinum bracelet with additional links, and Monaco Legend's white gold examples came with papers, a tag or a box.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 11061.

Platinum

The platinum case, on a leather strap or a platinum bracelet with a white gold deployant buckle. Antiquorum dates one circa 1990 and Monaco Legend another to the 1990s.

c. 1990sDocumented by Antiquorum and Monaco Legend

18k White Gold

The same 25 × 45 mm case and twin cal. 2412 movements in 18k white gold, with a silvered dial; Monaco Legend has sold one on a leather strap with papers and tag and another on a white gold bracelet with box and papers.

1990sDocumented in two Monaco Legend lots

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 11061 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is the Tank Cintrée Ref. 11061?

A dual-time Tank Cintrée of the 1990s: a curved 25 × 45 mm case, in platinum or 18k white gold, holding two independent hand-wound cal. 2412 movements, each wound and set by its own crown. The dial is split in two, the upper part with all twelve Roman numerals and the lower with only 12, 3, 6 and 9.

How do I read the two dials?

Each half of the dial is driven by its own movement and set by its own crown, so each shows its own time zone. Monaco Legend describes the upper dial with the full set of Roman numerals and the lower dial with Roman numerals at the quarters only.

What should the case back of an 11061 read?

Catalogs print the reference as 11061 or 11 061 beside case numbers beginning A11, such as A115136 at Antiquorum and A112941 and A111133 at Monaco Legend. Monaco Legend later offered case A112941 again as Reference W1519951, so that number can appear on papers or listings for the same watch.

How does the 11061 differ from later dual-time Cintrées?

By date and number. Phillips has sold dual-time Cintrées under References 2455, a unique platinum piece, and 2567, a white gold edition of 100 made for the Asian market, both dated circa 2004. The 11061 is dated to the 1990s.

What should I check before buying an 11061?

That both movements run and both crowns wind and set their own half of the dial, since each is a separate cal. 2412. Then sight along the curved case for dents or flat spots, check the metal against the case marks, and look closely at both halves of the dial.

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