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A Historical Tour Of The Cartier Tank Watch

December 29th, 2020 by Iskra Banović
A Historical Tour Of The Cartier Tank Watch
From its creation by Louis Cartier in 1917 through its multiple rereleases, writer Franco Cologni recounts the 95 year history of the Cartier Tank watch in a beautiful new book published by Flammarion.

Pressed for time to write today, I will simply share French Vogue’s wonderful review of Franco Cologni’s new book, which explores the 95-year history and progression of Cartier’s iconic Tank watch. I am a huge fan of this always stylish watch, proudly wearing my hardy steel Française Tank daily.

Catherine Deneuve Wearing Cartier Tank Watch
Catherine Deneuve Wearing Cartier Tank Watch

From its creation by Louis Cartier in 1917 through its multiple rereleases, writer Franco Cologni recounts the 95-year history of the Cartier Tank watch in a beautiful new book published by Flammarion. Anne-Sophie Mallard, Translated by Quinn Connors.

Cary Grant Cartier Tank Watch

Cartier first tried its hand at watch-making back in 1904, with the square-shaped Santos-Dumont bracelet watch, but it was in 1917 that Louis Cartier spearheaded contemporary watch-making, with the Tank.

Writer and historian Franco Cologni dives into the evolution of the Tank over the years, starting right back at the beginning of fascinating history with the first-ever model and continuing through the many updates since, bringing it all to life in Cartier: The Tank Watch, published by Flammarion. 

With a prolific past complete with numerous versions, including the Tank Chinoise, Tank Crash and Tank Anglaise, the watch has decorated the most elegant Hollywood stars’ wrists over the years like Gary Cooper, Catherine Deneuve, and actor Rudolf Valentino. In 1926, they wore the piece in every scene of his film, The Son of the Sheik.

Portrait of Louis Cartier
Portrait of Louis Cartier, the founder’s grandson who revolutionized watch-making with the invention of the Tank watch in 1917. Credit: © Ministère de la Culture – Médiathèque du Patrimoine, Dist. RMN / Atelier de Nadar.

Retracing the 95 years of the iconic watch with many archive photographs and drawings, this book is the must-have gift to slip under the Christmas tree.

Tank Cintrée wristwatch Cartier London, 1929. Arched watchcase in satin-finished gold and runners in polished satin-finished gold. Beaded crown with a sapphire cabochon.

Tank Cintrée wristwatch Cartier London, 1929.

Leather strap with a yellow and rose gold folding clasp. Arched white dial with luminescent Arabic numerals and an interior railway-style minute track. Luminescent skeleton-style hands. Engraving on the back of the case: Felix from Fred ’29. The Tank watch was purchased by Fred Astaire in 1929 and has been part of the Cartier Collection since 1988.

Drawing of the Tank Cintrée watch designed for Princess Mdivani, the wife of Louis Van Allen, 1935.
Drawing of the Tank Cintrée watch designed for Princess Mdivani, the wife of Louis Van Allen, 1935. Credit: Archives Cartier New York © Cartier.
Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1944.
Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1944.

Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1944. Watchcase in polished, satin-finished gold and runners in polished gold. Beaded crown with a sapphire cabochon. Leather band with a pin buckle. White rectangular dial with Roman numerals and an interior railway-style minute track. Blue steel baton-style hands. Credit: E. Sauvage © Cartier.

Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1925
Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1925.

Tank Louis Cartier wristwatch, 1925. Watchcase in polished, satin-finished platinum. Beaded crown with a sapphire cabochon. Folding clasp in white gold. White dial with Roman numerals. Blue steel Breguet hands. Credit: N. Welsh, Collection Cartier © Cartier.

Catherine Deneuve wearing her Tank watch, 1984
Catherine Deneuve wearing her Tank watch, 1984. Credit: © J.J. Lapeyronnie/GAMMA.
Tank Anglaise Petit Modèle watch, watchcase, band and clasp in 18k rose gold.
Tank Anglaise Petit Modèle watch, watchcase, band and clasp in 18k rose gold. Credit: Photo 2000 © Cartier 2011.
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