Cartier — Tank Cintrée

Tank

Produced 1980. Cartier Tank (reference W1506253), a quartz-powered model introduced in 1980.

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Cartier Tank W1506253

ReferenceW1506253

BrandCartier

FamilyTank Cintrée

Produced1980

StatusDiscontinued

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Cartier — 11 min readCartier Tank: The Shape That Became a WatchA connected history of the Cartier Tank, from Louis Cartier's 1917 rectangular design and the Tank Louis grammar to Must de Cartier, elongated and asymmetrical forms, bracelet Tanks, modern steel revivals, and the many subfamilies that make the Tank feel less like one model than a design system.

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