What is a Cartier Tortue Ref. 10712 worth?

Archiva has found one public sale of Ref. 10712 in the last three years: $12,700 at Monaco Legend Auctions in April 2025. One sale is a rough guide, not a market price.

What is the Tortue Ref. 10712?

A tonneau-shaped Tortue in 18k yellow gold of the 1970s and 1980s, about 28 × 33 mm, hand-wound with 17 jewels, with a white dial, black radial Roman numerals, blued hands and a bombé sapphire crystal. Monaco Legend and Antiquorum both catalog it as the Ref. 10712.

Is the movement the Cal. 107 or the cal. 7001?

Both are cited. Monaco Legend gives the cal. 7001 with 17 jewels on one example and the cal. 107 with 17 rubies on another, and Antiquorum gives the Cal. 107. No source we consulted explains how the two relate, so read the movement before you buy.

What size is the 10712?

Monaco Legend measures two examples at 28 × 33 mm and 27 × 33 mm. Antiquorum gives length 28 mm and width 26 mm on a third, a smaller reading that no other catalog repeats. Expect about 28 mm wide and 33 mm long.

How is the 10712 different from the Tortue Ref. 96069?

Both are 18k yellow gold hand-wound Tortues. The 96069 is an ultra-thin watch of about 26.5 × 34.5 mm that Craft & Tailored identifies as running on the Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21. The 10712 is cataloged on the Cal. 107 or cal. 7001 instead, at about 28 × 33 mm.

How is the 10712 different from the Collection Privée Tortues?

The Collection Privée Tortues, such as the Ref. 2496 and the chronograph Ref. 2356, came later, from about 1998, in a larger 34 × 43 mm case with a sapphire display back. The 10712 is a smaller Tortue of the 1970s and 1980s with a plain white dial.

Cartier · Cartier Tortue

Tortue, 18k Yellow Gold, Manual Wind, 1970s–1980s

Ref. 10712c. 1970s–1980s

The Cartier Tortue Ref. 10712 is a tonneau-shaped 18k yellow gold Tortue of about 28 × 33 mm, hand-wound on a 17-jewel movement cataloged as the Cal. 107 or the cal. 7001, made c. 1970s–1980s with a white Roman numeral dial.

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One recent sale of Ref. 10712

Apr 2025Monaco Legend AuctionsYG 28x33, 1980s, cal. 7001, Tridor bracelet, light wear$12,700

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Specifications

Reference: 10712; 18k yellow gold, manual-wind, white Roman numeral dial
Year: c. 1970s–1980s; Monaco Legend dates one example to the 1970s and another to the 1980s; Antiquorum catalogs one as circa 1970s to 1980s
Movement: Manual-wind; Cal. 107 and cal. 7001 are both cited, 17 jewels: Monaco Legend gives the cal. 7001 on one example and the cal. 107 on another, and Antiquorum the cal. 107
Case: 28 × 33 mm, 18k Yellow Gold
Dial: White; Painted black radial Roman numerals; Monaco Legend catalogs one example with a Paris dial
Hands: Blued steel; As Monaco Legend catalogs them
Crystal: Sapphire; Bombé sapphire crystal on a two-body case, per Monaco Legend
Strap: Leather strap or Cartier gold bracelet; Leather strap with an 18k yellow gold Cartier pin buckle, or a yellow, pink and white gold Cartier bracelet

Visual Description

The 10712 is a Tortue in 18k yellow gold: a tonneau case about 28 mm wide and 33 mm long, a two-body construction with a bombé sapphire crystal, as Monaco Legend describes it. The white dial carries painted black radial Roman numerals under blued steel hands, and Monaco Legend catalogs one example with a dial signed Paris. Case, dial and movement are signed.

It comes on a leather strap with an 18k yellow gold Cartier pin buckle, or on a Cartier bracelet in yellow, pink and white gold.

Reference Significance

The 10712 is a hand-wound gold Tortue of the 1970s and 1980s, from before the Collection Privée. It sits beside the thinner Ref. 96069, which is about 26.5 × 34.5 mm on the Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21, and well below the 34 × 43 mm Collection Privée Tortues such as the Ref. 2496.

Catalogs disagree on the movement's label: Monaco Legend gives the cal. 7001 on one example and the Cal. 107 on another, and Antiquorum the Cal. 107, each with 17 jewels.

Historical Context

Monaco Legend dates one 10712 to the 1970s and another to the 1980s, and Antiquorum catalogs an example as circa 1970s to 1980s, sold with its Cartier box and guarantee. No source we consulted gives a launch or end date for the reference.

The 10712 has appeared at auction three times since April 2025: twice in Monaco Legend's Exclusive Timepieces 36 sale and once at Antiquorum in Hong Kong.

What to Look For

Read the case back for 10712 and a short case number, such as Monaco Legend's 0'877 and 0'117 or Antiquorum's 0561. Measure the case: catalogs give about 28 × 33 mm, and a much larger Tortue with a display back is a Collection Privée watch.

Open the back or ask for a photo of the movement: catalogs describe a hand-wound movement with 17 jewels, cited as the Cal. 107 or the cal. 7001. Check the dial for crisp radial numerals and, where present, the Paris signature, and the tonneau case for polishing that has softened its curves. A Cartier box, guarantee or three-gold bracelet adds to the record.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 10712.

Leather Strap

On a leather strap with an 18k yellow gold Cartier pin buckle, as Antiquorum catalogs it; Monaco Legend's 1970s example has a white Paris dial with black Roman numerals and a leather strap.

c. 1970s–1980sDocumented at two auction houses

Three-Gold Cartier Bracelet

On a yellow, pink and white gold Cartier bracelet about 185 mm long, as Monaco Legend catalogs an example of the 1980s on the cal. 7001.

c. 1980s (one dated example)Documented at one auction house

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 10712 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Cartier Tortue Ref. 10712 worth?: Archiva has found one public sale of Ref. 10712 in the last three years: $12,700 at Monaco Legend Auctions in April 2025. One sale is a rough guide, not a market price.
What is the Tortue Ref. 10712?: A tonneau-shaped Tortue in 18k yellow gold of the 1970s and 1980s, about 28 × 33 mm, hand-wound with 17 jewels, with a white dial, black radial Roman numerals, blued hands and a bombé sapphire crystal. Monaco Legend and Antiquorum both catalog it as the Ref. 10712.
Is the movement the Cal. 107 or the cal. 7001?: Both are cited. Monaco Legend gives the cal. 7001 with 17 jewels on one example and the cal. 107 with 17 rubies on another, and Antiquorum gives the Cal. 107. No source we consulted explains how the two relate, so read the movement before you buy.
What size is the 10712?: Monaco Legend measures two examples at 28 × 33 mm and 27 × 33 mm. Antiquorum gives length 28 mm and width 26 mm on a third, a smaller reading that no other catalog repeats. Expect about 28 mm wide and 33 mm long.
How is the 10712 different from the Tortue Ref. 96069?: Both are 18k yellow gold hand-wound Tortues. The 96069 is an ultra-thin watch of about 26.5 × 34.5 mm that Craft & Tailored identifies as running on the Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21. The 10712 is cataloged on the Cal. 107 or cal. 7001 instead, at about 28 × 33 mm.
How is the 10712 different from the Collection Privée Tortues?: The Collection Privée Tortues, such as the Ref. 2496 and the chronograph Ref. 2356, came later, from about 1998, in a larger 34 × 43 mm case with a sapphire display back. The 10712 is a smaller Tortue of the 1970s and 1980s with a plain white dial.