Cartier Tank Extra Plate ref. 96065 on rare BoR Cartier bracelet

1970 | Yellow gold | Manual | 23.0mm

The Tank Extra-Plate is the most refined expression of the Tank family — the case reduced to its barest essentials, the profile so thin it barely interrupts the wrist. Where the Tank Louis Cartier carries a certain decorative warmth, the Extra-Plate is pure architecture: flat, sharp, and entirely resolved. The dial confirms it immediately — white, Roman numerals in black, blued steel hands, the "Paris" signature at 6 o'clock that places this firmly in the classic Cartier tradition.

At the heart of reference 96065 beats the Frédéric Piguet calibre 21 — one of the thinnest mechanical movements available to Swiss watchmakers of the period, and a movement that explains the extraordinary slimness of the case as much as any design decision. It is the kind of movement chosen when thinness is non-negotiable and quality equally so.

In 18k yellow gold, the geometry wears with an understated luxury that suits both a shirt cuff and bare skin with equal ease. The original yellow gold mesh bracelet flows from the case with the seamlessness that only an original pairing achieves — its weight and movement on the wrist inseparable from the watch itself. The bracelet will fit a wrist up to 19,5cm.

A Cartier Tank in yellow gold with its original bracelet intact is an increasingly rare encounter. This one is it.