Cartier Tortue XL CPCP 8 days in 18 k white gold ref 2761 Silver Guiloché dial dla-dm-discount-all-45911 - Original BREVET ‘+’ crown

- Original BREVET ‘+’ crown

The watch houses a black dial in excellent condition with zinc-sulphide tritium painted Arabic hours and tritium hands

- Serial 108xxxx dating to 1964

as per this watch

- awesome Gilt dial

Cartier Tortue XL CPCP 8 days in 18 k white gold ref 2761 Silver Guiloché dial dla-dm-discount-all-45911 - Original BREVET ‘+’ crownThe TortueFrench for tortoisewas introduced in 1912 by Louis Cartier. It was only the third wristwatch model designed by Cartier, following the Santos Dumont (1904) and the Tonneau (1906). Its distinctive curved, tortoise shell inspired case was a radical departure from the round watches that dominated the era. The Tortue began as a simple time only watch, but its slightly broader case made it ideal for more complex movements. By 1928, Cartier