Tank Francaise watch by Cartier

Tank Française watch, medium model, quartz movement. Steel box. Crown with steel sides decorated with a synthetic spinel in the shape of a cabochon. Silver dial, sword-shaped hands in blued steel, sapphire crystal. Steel bracelet. Box size: 32mm x 27mm, thickness: 7.1mm. Waterproof up to 3 bars (~30 meters). ot ot Louis Cartier created the Tank watch in 1917. A legend was born. The first prototype was offered to General Pershing a few years before its commercialization in 1919. Its unique aesthetic is due to its fasteners hidden under its flat vertical stretchers with sharp edges. The purity of its lines will appeal to the free and elegant spirits of this world. Having become an icon, the Tank watch has given birth to multiple variations, without its strong identity being distorted.