Cartier / Tank
Cartier Tank
Profil de collection · 1917
Boîtier rectangulaire inspiré des chars Renault de la Première Guerre mondiale, créé en 1917 et porté par des icônes de Jackie Kennedy à Muhammad Ali.
Vues de la collection
Prononciation et nom
TANK
Named for the plan-view geometry of early twentieth-century tanks.
Pourquoi elle compte
The Tank is Cartier’s defining watch silhouette. It carries the maison’s design codes with unusual purity, and its family tree is broad enough to feel historical while remaining instantly current.
Références clés
Chronologie de la collection
- 1917 — Louis Cartier creates the Tank, with the first prototype presented before market introduction.
- 1919 — Cartier’s historical notes place the Tank’s commercial introduction after the prototype period.
- 1988 — Tank Americaine launches with a longer, curved case.
- 2021 — Cartier relaunches Tank Must with SolarBeat photovoltaic movement.
Actualités
- Tank Must relaunches with SolarBeat photovoltaic movement 2021 — Cartier updates Tank Must with a solar-powered architecture that keeps the line’s clean dial language intact. ↗
- Tank Americaine at Watches and Wonders 2023 — Cartier frames the Americaine as a 1988 design with a curved case and refined strap logic. ↗
- Current Tank collection overview 2026 — The current Tank lineup centers Louis Cartier, Americaine, Francaise, and Must. ↗
- Current Tank product pages 2026 — Cartier’s live product pages anchor the family with current case sizes, materials, and movement details. ↗
Anecdotes
Long curve
Tank Americaine launched in 1988 and pushed the shape into a longer, more curved silhouette.
Solar hidden in classic form
Cartier revived Tank Must with SolarBeat, a photovoltaic movement hidden beneath a classic Tank dial.
FAQ
What defines a Cartier Tank?
Two parallel brancards, Roman numerals, and a sapphire-cabochon crown give the Tank its unmistakable shape.
When was the Tank created?
Cartier traces the Tank to 1917, with the first prototype presented before later market introduction.
Which Tank families matter most today?
The core modern family centers on Tank Louis Cartier, Tank Americaine, Tank Francaise, and Tank Must.
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