Cartier Tortue XL CPCP 8 days in 18 k white gold ref 2761 Silver Guiloché dial length-regular or even the Datejust

or even the Datejust

- Comes on Bulang and Sons leather strap

it has a grainy texture with a slight silver shine — something the brand Patek Philippe likes to call “opaline

’ though we believe ‘cream’ is a more fitting description

It also features sigma markings at six o’clock and highly unusual blackened markers and blackened hands

Cartier Tortue XL CPCP 8 days in 18 k white gold ref 2761 Silver Guiloché dial length-regular or even the DatejustThe 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