What is a Tank Louis Cartier Ref. 2441 worth?

Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 2441 from November 2023 to November 2026 come to $6,550 to $7,150, with a median of $6,850 across 6 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $9,200 at Eppli in June 2026. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.

What is the Tank Louis Cartier Ref. 2441?

The large quartz Tank Louis with a date: a 25.5 × 33.7 mm case in 18k yellow gold, a white or silvered dial with black Roman numerals and a date aperture at 3 o'clock, blued steel sword hands, a sapphire crystal and a crown set with a sapphire cabochon. Dated examples run from 1999 to about 2015.

What movement is in the Ref. 2441?

The Cartier Cal. 688 quartz, which also drives the date. Fellows catalogs it as caliber 688 with a quick date set, and Bonhams as a 7-jewel Cal. 688; ask for a photograph of the movement to see its markings. It is a quartz reference; the hand-wound Tank Louis of the 1970s is the Ref. 78086.

How do I tell a 2441 from a 2442?

Size and the date. The 2441 is the large model, 25.5 × 33.7 mm, with a date window at 3 o'clock. The 2442 is the smaller 22 × 29.5 mm model, and its descriptions list no date. Catalogs and dealers give the 2441 as anything from 25 to 26 mm wide and 33 to 35 mm long, so a millimeter of difference in a listing is normal.

Is the Ref. 2441 vintage?

Only the earliest examples. Dated examples run from 1999 to about 2015, so the first few years have crossed Archiva's 25-year threshold and most of the run has not.

What should I check on a Ref. 2441?

The reference number on the case back, the Cartier signature hidden in the VII, the sapphire cabochon in the crown and a date window that sits squarely at 3 o'clock. Catalogs disagree on the case back screws: Antiquorum counts eight, Sotheby's four. Check the brancards for polishing that has rounded their edges.

Cartier · Tank Louis Cartier

Tank Louis Cartier

Ref. 2441c. 1995–2015

The Tank Louis Cartier Ref. 2441 is a 25.5 × 33.7 mm 18k yellow gold quartz Tank with a date at 3 o'clock, made c. 1995–2015 on the Cartier Cal. 688 quartz movement.

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Specifications

Reference: 2441; Large model, date, quartz
Year: c. 1995–2015; Estimated; dated examples run from 1999 (Bachmann & Scher) to circa 2015 (Sotheby's)
Movement: Quartz; Cartier Cal. 688 quartz; Bonhams gives 7 jewels
Case: 25.5 × 33.7 mm, 18k Yellow Gold
Dial: White or silvered; Black Roman numerals, railroad minute track, Cartier signature hidden in the VII, date aperture at 3 o'clock; catalogs also call the dial off-white, ivory or cream
Hands: Blued steel; Sword-shaped
Crystal: Sapphire; Sapphire in auction and dealer descriptions
Strap: Alligator leather; Cartier alligator strap with an 18k yellow gold tang buckle

Visual Description

The Ref. 2441 is the large Tank Louis with a date. Its 18k yellow gold case measures 25.5 × 33.7 mm by Sotheby's measure, and the crown is set with a sapphire cabochon. The dial is white or silvered, with black Roman numerals, a railroad minute track, the Cartier signature hidden in the VII and a date aperture at 3 o'clock. Blued steel sword hands sit under a sapphire crystal.

Catalogers describe the same pale dial in different words, from white, off-white and ivory to silvered, cream and frosted white. The watch photographed here shows hours and minutes only; Antiquorum and Bachmann & Scher each list a 2441 with a center seconds hand.

Reference Significance

The 2441 is the large quartz Tank Louis with a date. Its smaller companion is the Ref. 2442, a 22 × 29.5 mm time-only model. The 23 × 30 mm Ref. 8810 is the solid gold quartz Tank Louis of the 1980s and 1990s, and the hand-wound Tank Louis of the 1970s is the Ref. 78086.

Historical Context

Dated examples run from 1999 to about 2015. Bachmann & Scher dates its earliest to 1999, and Sotheby's catalogs one circa 2015, offered with its Cartier warranty.

In between, Antiquorum catalogs three as made circa 2000, and other examples carry papers dated 2005 and 2006.

What to Look For

Read the case back for the reference number, and check the dial for the Cartier signature hidden in the VII and the crown for its sapphire cabochon. The date window should sit squarely at 3 o'clock.

Catalogs disagree on the case back: Antiquorum counts eight screws on each of its examples and Bonhams eight on one dated circa 2010, while Sotheby's counts four. Check the brancards for polishing that has rounded their edges. The movement is quartz; ask for a photograph of it to read its caliber marking.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 2441.

White or Off-White Dial

Black Roman numerals, the Cartier signature hidden in the VII and a date at 3 o'clock. Sotheby's catalogs the dial as white, Antiquorum as white, off-white or ivory.

c. 2000–2015Documented at auction

Silvered Dial

A silvered dial with Roman numerals and a date at 3 o'clock, cataloged by Fellows on an example with papers dated 2005; dealers describe it as silver or finely grained silvered.

c. 1999–2010Documented at auction and by dealers

Center Seconds

A center seconds hand beside the hour and minute hands, listed by Antiquorum on one of its three examples and by Bachmann & Scher on one dated 2008. The watch photographed here shows hours and minutes only.

c. 2000–2008Documented in two listings

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 2441 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Tank Louis Cartier Ref. 2441 worth?: Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 2441 from November 2023 to November 2026 come to $6,550 to $7,150, with a median of $6,850 across 6 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $9,200 at Eppli in June 2026. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.
What is the Tank Louis Cartier Ref. 2441?: The large quartz Tank Louis with a date: a 25.5 × 33.7 mm case in 18k yellow gold, a white or silvered dial with black Roman numerals and a date aperture at 3 o'clock, blued steel sword hands, a sapphire crystal and a crown set with a sapphire cabochon. Dated examples run from 1999 to about 2015.
What movement is in the Ref. 2441?: The Cartier Cal. 688 quartz, which also drives the date. Fellows catalogs it as caliber 688 with a quick date set, and Bonhams as a 7-jewel Cal. 688; ask for a photograph of the movement to see its markings. It is a quartz reference; the hand-wound Tank Louis of the 1970s is the Ref. 78086.
How do I tell a 2441 from a 2442?: Size and the date. The 2441 is the large model, 25.5 × 33.7 mm, with a date window at 3 o'clock. The 2442 is the smaller 22 × 29.5 mm model, and its descriptions list no date. Catalogs and dealers give the 2441 as anything from 25 to 26 mm wide and 33 to 35 mm long, so a millimeter of difference in a listing is normal.
Is the Ref. 2441 vintage?: Only the earliest examples. Dated examples run from 1999 to about 2015, so the first few years have crossed Archiva's 25-year threshold and most of the run has not.
What should I check on a Ref. 2441?: The reference number on the case back, the Cartier signature hidden in the VII, the sapphire cabochon in the crown and a date window that sits squarely at 3 o'clock. Catalogs disagree on the case back screws: Antiquorum counts eight, Sotheby's four. Check the brancards for polishing that has rounded their edges.