Tank Française, Small, Steel or Steel & Gold

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 2384 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Cartier Tank Française Ref. 2384 worth?

Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 2384 (Small 20 × 25 mm, steel, quartz) from November 2023 to November 2026 come to $2,650 to $3,200, with a median of $3,100 across 5 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $3,100 at Gerrards in October 2026. Ref. 2384 (Steel and gold, small or midsize): one sale, $2,700 at Aguttes, Mar 2024. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.

What is the Tank Française Ref. 2384?

The small quartz Tank Française: a case of about 20 × 25 mm on an integrated bracelet, in stainless steel or in stainless steel and 18k yellow gold, with a silver dial, Roman numerals, blued hands and no date. 2384 is the case reference of both versions; Aponem catalogs a steel and gold example with its case back numbered 2384.

How do the W51008Q3 and the W51007Q4 relate to the 2384?

They are catalog numbers, which are usually not engraved on the case. Cartier's user guide lists W51008Q3 as the small steel Tank Française, and WannaBuyAWatch has sold a steel 2384 with W51008Q3 recorded beside its serial, so the W51008Q3 is the steel 2384. European Watch Co. lists a small steel and gold quartz Tank Française of the same size as W51007Q4, but no auction house or dealer found prints W51007Q4 and 2384 on one watch, so Archiva does not yet list it as one of this reference's numbers.

How big is the 2384?

Catalogs give 20 × 25 mm in both metals, and 20 × 26 mm on some steel examples depending on how the case is measured, and about 6 mm thick. The midsize steel Française, the Ref. 2301, is 25 × 30 mm, and the large automatic Ref. 2302 is 28 × 32 mm.

What movement is in the 2384?

Quartz, cited as the Cartier Cal. 057. The steel and gold catalogs and listings found say only quartz, as do most steel ones, so a photograph of the movement is the way to see which caliber a watch carries.

Does the 2384 have a date?

No. WannaBuyAWatch lists no date function on its steel and its steel and gold examples, and none of the other records mentions one. The large automatic Ref. 2302 is the Tank Française with a date, at 6 o'clock.

What should I check before buying a 2384?

The metal first: steel throughout is the version cataloged as W51008Q3, steel with 18k yellow gold is the two-tone version, and the all-gold small model carries other numbers, such as the Ref. 1820. Then the bracelet links and the butterfly clasp. On the dial, look for crisp Roman numerals and even color; Antiquorum catalogs the secret signature at 10 o'clock on one steel and gold example, and Smith & Singer at VII on another.