{"product_id":"cartier-cpcp-tank-a-vis-wandering-hours-as12358","title":"Cartier CPCP Tank À Vis 'Wandering Hours'","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are rare Cartier watches, and then there are Cartier watches that make even seasoned collectors stop and stare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cartier Tank À Vis CPCP Ref. 2554 belongs firmly in the latter category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced as part of the legendary Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP), this reference comes from what many enthusiasts consider Cartier's modern golden age. Created in the early 2000s, the CPCP collection revisits some of the \u003cem\u003emaison's \u003c\/em\u003emost important historical designs while pairing them with sophisticated mechanical movements and exceptional finishing. The result is a series of watches that elevated Cartier from design icon to serious horological force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tank À Vis was already an unconventional choice within the CPCP lineup, distinguished by its exposed bezel screws and elongated rectangular profile. But the Ref. 2554 goes several steps further, thanks to one of watchmaking's most captivating complications: wandering hours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than displaying the hour with a conventional hand, the current hour appears within a rotating aperture that slowly travels across an arc-shaped minute track before disappearing and yielding to the next hour indication. It's a centuries-old complication, once favored in 17th-century clocks, reimagined here through Cartier's uniquely elegant lens. The result feels both mechanical and magical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe silvered \u003cem\u003eguilloché \u003c\/em\u003edial provides a spectacular backdrop for the display. Radiating from the center with a subtle sunburst pattern, it creates texture and depth while allowing the central minute hand and wandering hour complication to remain the undisputed star of the show. A discreet date display at the bottom of the dial adds practicality without disturbing the overall balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoused in a 28mm 18K white gold case, the watch is powered by the manually wound Caliber 9902 MC and features a sapphire display back secured by eight screws. Fitted to a simple green leather strap with a steel pin buckle, the entire package feels distinctly Cartier: elegant, unconventional, and endlessly sophisticated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe CPCP collection produced many great watches. The Tank À Vis Wandering Hours may be one of the most fascinating…and poetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43914877534295,"sku":"40950575","price":34950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12358_40950575_CARTIER_TANKVISWANDERINGHOURS_2554-6_4650d4ea-9dbe-48e0-9e6e-7a366ddba2cb.jpg?v=1781543921","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/cartier-cpcp-tank-a-vis-wandering-hours-as12358","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}