Cartier Tank Extra Plate ref. 96065 on rare BoR Cartier bracelet The case and Oyster bracelet

The case and Oyster bracelet show the honest wear of a watch that has been used as intended — unpolished

This example presents in excellent condition — remarkable for a piece of this age

A Vacheron from the era when Geneva dress watchmaking was at its most inventive and most assured

which softens the original lines somewhat — an honest detail worth noting

the Maestro 2

Cartier Tank Extra Plate ref. 96065 on rare BoR Cartier bracelet The case and Oyster braceletThe Tank Extra Plate is the most refined expression of the Tank family the case reduced to its barest essentials, the profile so thin it barely interrupts the wrist. Where the Tank Louis Cartier carries a certain decorative warmth, the Extra Plate is pure architecture: flat, sharp, and entirely resolved. The dial confirms it immediately white, Roman numerals in black, blued steel hands, the "Paris" signature at 6 o'clock that places this firmly in the