{"product_id":"cartier-tank-basculante-mecanique-as09199","title":"Cartier Tank Basculante Mécanique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe famed Cartier Tank comes in all shapes and sizes, perhaps none of them as unique and compelling as the Basculante.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its elegant guilloché dial and unique reversible case, the Tank Basculante stands out amongst Cartier's Tank models. Released in 1932, a year after the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, it certainly shares functional similarities with the better-known model from Le Senrtier: a carriage case in which the dial and movement are housed pivoting inside an outer case, to reverse and protect the dial side - much like the Reverso's. However, unlike Jaeger-LeCoultre’s design, which uses a single track 'slider' mechanism, the Basculante employs a swinging frame. When deployed, the inner carriage case looks as if it's on a seesaw. Hence the name, which comes from the French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebascule\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or seesaw. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tank Basculante may seem to some a pale imitation of the Reverso, but the subtle differences set it apart. Small details such as the winding crown at 12 o'clock and subtle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eguilloché\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e work on the dial  make the Basculante truly original. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Basculante is a rare and highly sought-after \u003cem\u003eMécanique \u003c\/em\u003eversion, powered by the Calibre 610 hand-wound movement. Its 25.5mm stainless steel case is in excellent condition, as is its white guilloché dial with printed Roman indices and elegant leaf-shaped, blued steel hour and minute hands. The hinged reversing mechanism functions as if it were brand new. This piece comes fitted to a signed black leather strap with stainless \u003cem\u003eardillon\u003c\/em\u003e pin buckle, and includes service papers from Cartier London dated 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChoosing a Cartier Tank is always a formula for dress watch success — but choosing a Basculante, with its signature reversible design, signals a particularly refined level of taste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40332665520215,"sku":"40950243","price":9200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09199_40950243_CARTIER_TANKBASCULANTEMECHANIQUE_2390-6.jpg?v=1699557083","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/cartier-tank-basculante-mecanique-as09199","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}