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Cartier
Tank
Compare this collectionTank
1917
Inspired by the silhouette of WWI Renault tanks, an enduring rectangular icon worn by figures from Andy Warhol to Princess Diana.
- Category
- Dress watch
- Designers
- Louis Cartier
- Case materials
- 18k yellow, white and rose gold, steel, platinum
- Sizes
- 25.4mm x 34.8mm (Tank Louis Cartier), various
- Dial
- Silvered opaline dial with blued steel sword hands
- Crystal
- Sapphire cabochon crown with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
- Strap / bracelet
- Leather strap with pin or deployant buckle
- Movements
- Calibre 1917 MC, quartz calibre 690
- Movement type
- Manual and automatic mechanical, and quartz
- Power reserve
- 38–40 hours
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Key references
- WGTA0011, W1529856
- Price band
- $3,700–$25,000
The house
Cartier
The 'jeweler of kings' whose square and geometric case designs, born from early 20th-century Parisian jewelry ateliers, defined modern watch design.
- Founded
- 1847
- Founder
- Louis-François Cartier
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland (Richemont)
- Signature materials
- 18k gold, platinum, steel, synthetic spinel and sapphire cabochons
- Signature movements
- In-house calibres 1904 MC, 9611 MC, 9455 MC skeleton movements
- Notable designers
- Louis Cartier, Jeanne Toussaint