Cartier Tank Mc On Wrist

It was first released in 1921 four years after cartier designed the first tank wristwatch for the american general john pershing in 1917.

Cartier tank mc on wrist.

The cartier tank watch is a marvel of fine watchmaking. Simplistic and elegant it is the pinnacle of french watchmaking brought forth by the most prominent jeweler of the century. November 14 2019 buying a rolex submariner. That original watch was a rectangular watch nearly square like its cousin the santos with large rails sometimes called brancards the french for stretcher on either side of the roman numeral dial and a design that was at the time unlike anything else out there.

At 34 3mm wide by 44mm tall and 9 5mm thick the cartier tank mc does not come across as a large watch on paper. Now mc stands for manufacture caliber and even though these watches often maintain those similar design elements we ve talked about you ll now see a running seconds hand on the dial because of the manufacture caliber. All of the cartier tank mc watches have blue sapphire crystal cabochons in the crown. Make offer cartier tank mc 18k rose gold brown leather manual skeleton men s watch w5310040.

Make offer rtier new model tank mc 3589 mans automatic. The larger display allows for the inclusion of a smaller seconds display and a date feature on top of the classic rail track dial. You see a cut seconds sub dial at six and a date window at 3 just like you ll find on the round calibre de cartier. With its elongated case and dial and its cabochon crown the cartier tank cintrée is among the most desirable of the vintage tanks.

Rtier new model tank mc 3589 mans automatic. It s the cartier tank mc. Inside the 44 x 34mm case sounds larger than it is is cartier s excellent caliber 1904. December 23 2019 the jlc reverso and the cartier tank a look at two icons.

The tank watch was created by louis cartier who designed it after the tanks of wwi battlefields. Rarely are jewelers capable of producing such a refined timepiece that critics and collectors revere. And often these are also larger cartier tanks. The tank watch was first introduced in 1917 hence this year s centenary celebration.

In keeping with the preference for larger watches cartier launched the tank mc in 2013. Most rectangular cased watches simply aren t going to look as large on the wrist as most round shaped cases unless they are really big. The cartier tank americaine. Defined by flat vertical brancards and a sapphire cabochon this symbol of understated elegance has since captivated the world s most astute minds.

The watch maintains cartier s iconic design dna but with a masculine edge.