258 Audemars Piguet An attractive and elegant, Tank, square shaped manual wristwatch in pink gold, with pink dial retailed by Cartier.
Estimate: € 4.000 – 8.000
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- Model Tank
- Year Circa 1950s
- Case Material 18K pink gold
- Case Number 43'553
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Manual, jewelled
- Movement Number 43'553
- Dimension 22mm width x 26mm length
- Signed Case, dial and movement
This square pink gold wristwatch, crafted by Audemars Piguet and retailed by Cartier in the 1950s is not a Tank in name alone, but in spirit: disciplined geometry softened by Parisian elegance, a study in proportion executed with Genevan restraint.
The case, hewn from warm pink gold, displays the sober architecture that defined mid-century formal watchmaking. Its straight flanks, rounded lugs and brushed caseback reveal a period when metal was shaped with intention rather than exuberance. There is no excess, no superfluous flourish, only balance.
The dial, tonally matched in a gentle pink hue, offers a subtle monochromatic harmony rarely encountered. Applied Arabic numerals at 12, 9 and 3 punctuate the composition, accompanied by discreet dot indexes and a small seconds register at six. The slender hands glide across the surface with measured poise, reinforcing the quiet sophistication of the piece.
That Audemars Piguet, already by the 1950s a manufacture of serious horological pedigree, would supply such a watch to be retailed by Cartier is telling. It reflects an era when maisons collaborated discreetly, prioritising craftsmanship over branding. The signature on the dial carries weight, yet the movement within speaks equally of Le Brassus’ tradition of fine finishing and mechanical integrity.
In an age enamoured with scale and spectacle, this pink gold square remains resolutely intimate. A relic of a time when elegance was measured in millimetres and nuance, not noise.
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