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The Record Ledger · updated October 2026 · 6 documented results

The 6 Most Expensive Cartier Tortue Watches Ever Sold

The most expensive Cartier Tortue ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater ref. Tortue Minute Repeater, which realized $1,500,000 at Antiquorum Geneva in 2002 — the top of 6 documented results totaling $2,438,650.

The record
$1,500,000
Antiquorum Geneva · 2002
Documented results
6
$2,438,650 total · median $136,450
Seven figures+
1
results at or above $1M
  1. 1

    Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater

    $1,500,000 · 2002 · Antiquorum Geneva

    An exceptionally rare Art Deco minute repeater entered into Cartier's registers in 1929; it was the only known minute repeating watch made by Cartier during that era at the time of sale.

  2. 2

    Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater

    $640,500 · 2004 · Antiquorum Geneva

    Dating to 1928, this example is recognized as the first known Cartier minute repeater, featuring a movement manufactured by the European Watch & Clock Co.

  3. 3

    Cartier Tortue Chronographe Monopoussoir

    $207,900 · 2021 · Phillips Geneva

    A rare 1930 single-button chronograph featuring a movement by European Watch & Clock Co. based on a Victorin Piguet ébauche.

  4. 4

    Cartier Tortue Monopoussoir

    $65,000 · 2017 · Christie's Geneva

    An early 20th-century single-button chronograph, one of only 11 original pieces known to have surfaced at auction.

  5. 5

    Cartier Tortue Monopoussoir

    $20,000 · 2019 · Christie's New York

    A modern CPCP reissue of the 1928 single-button chronograph, powered by the caliber 045 MC developed by THA Ébauche.

  6. 6

    Cartier Large Tortue

    $5,250 · 2019 · Christie's New York

    A large-sized 18k gold Tortue model, showcasing the timeless 'tortoise' case shape first introduced by Louis Cartier in 1912.

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“The most expensive Cartier Tortue ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater ref. Tortue Minute Repeater, which realized $1,500,000 at Antiquorum Geneva in 2002 — the top of 6 documented results totaling $2,438,650.” — MostExpensiveWatches, October 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/model/cartier-tortue

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