BobM Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 I have been chasing this buy for at least 4 months. It is the only watch my lady has wanted. Now that we have this one coming, maybe she will think of another one. I first tracked sales of 4-5 of them. Got a price fix at about $450. I have bid on about 5 of them.. Then there was a drought of them, but then they went crazy! ... $520 ... $714 ... $910, then $917 !! What! I see about 1 or 2 a week of the specific watch we wanted ... circa 1970s, Must de Cartier, 20 micron gold plate over sterling, champagne dial. There were two that popped up that were what we wanted. I moved to nail down the first of those and expected it not to go so high. Won it today at $505, $525 delivered. Happy to have a done deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Won it today at $505, $525 delivered. What a bargain, baby! I am so happy for you. I have a 1975 Cartier tank, very similar in style, and it's BEAUTIFUL. I am so happy for you both. Pics! Pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 A Cartier Tank for $505! Um Bob can you show us the auction listing please. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 A Cartier Tank for $505! Um Bob can you show us the auction listing please. Ken Ken, he may not want to reveal is eBay ID, the internet being what it is -- I'm sure you capiche what I'm sayin'... If it was meant in jest, well then, never mind. *g* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Ken, he may not want to reveal is eBay ID, the internet being what it is -- I'm sure you capiche what I'm sayin'... It would be nice to see some pics - you can copy and paste them without having to show the whole page.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted September 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 A Cartier Tank for $505! Um Bob can you show us the auction listing please. Ken Here is the url to the Transaction page: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=008 When I get the prize I will take pictures and post them. You should have the pictures from the transaction page; however, the trx page pics are not good. I think that and the "discoloration" on the back of the case is why it did not draw higher bids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 What a bargain, baby! I am so happy for you. I have a 1975 Cartier tank, very similar in style, and it's BEAUTIFUL. I am so happy for you both. Pics! Pics! Your happiness for our little 'victory', I can tell, is heartfelt. You are a very kind person. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I'm a little worried here Bob on a few of points the first is the shockingly bad photo's, second is that it seems very cheap for a gen Cartier tank to me and lastly it clearly states it is a manual movement and to my understanding they are supposed to be Swiss quartz. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I'm a little worried here Bob on a few of points the first is the shockingly bad photo's, second is that it seems very cheap for a gen Cartier tank to me and lastly it clearly states it is a manual movement and to my understanding they are supposed to be Swiss quartz. Ken I appreciate your concern. However, it really is not a 'super' price. I have tracked more than 10 that have sold as low as $219 to as high as $917, but most - until very recently - have been around $450 plus 50, minus 20. Later models do have a quartz movement; however, we did NOT want the quartz model. The quartz versions seem to sell for, perhaps, about a $100 more. Also, remember this version of the Cartier Tank is not solid 18k gold. It is gold plate over sterling. The solid 18k versions sell around $2300. This is the version my wife wanted. (God bless her!) And, - thank you again for your concern for my welfare - I am not concerned about the 'fuzzy' pictures. I have seen many times that a nice, crisp presentaion ... or a particularly nice presentation by a 'professional' seller will draw higher bids than bids on items presented by amateurs ... those selling onezies. I am surprised y'all feel this is such a great price. I actually had earlier hoped to buy this watrch for about $450, but was willing to go a little higher for this one because 1) I could finally get this nailed down and behind us, 2) I expected it to sell for a little less because of the bad pictures and because of the discoloration on the back of the case. and 3) besides, there is another one in auction now, with that auction ending in about 3 days. So I could get another shot at a Tank, if I failed to close on this one. But I expect that Tank to sell for about $700 because of the nice crisp presentation on it. It will be a week-ten days before we get this watch. I will let you know how it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Ok Bob as long as you feel comfortable with it and it is obvious you have done your homework so I will butt out. Cheers Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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