No, it’s not a Tank. And yes, it deserves your attention!

While Parisian jeweler to the stars Cartier may be best known in horological circles for its famed Tank watch, the French firm produced — and continues to produce — numerous other watch models that deserve equal billing for their unique and sumptuous designs. 

The Pasha is one such design. Launched in 1985, it was supposedly inspired by the lines of a one-off commission from 1932 for the Pasha of Marrakesh that featured a screw-down, waterproof housing over the crown. None other than famed watch designer Gérald Genta was the one who revived the design in the 1980s, launching yet another winning collection for the famed Parisian jeweler and watchmaker. 

This particular Pasha, a Reference 2412 is an automatic variant. Housed in a 36mm stainless steel case with T-lugs, it features a fixed, stainless steel bezel, a luminous sunburst silver panda dial with black sub registers and applied indices, a matching kite handset, a cap-and-chain crown protector, and an integrated stainless steel bracelet with a signed hidden deployant clasp.

In fantastic overall condition, this is Cartier having some fun with a classically sporty (and desirable) dial and movement pairing, and fusing it with one of their most whimsical designs of the last few decades.

We are definitely into it.