Cartier — Tank Asymétrique

Tank

Produced 1996. Cartier Tank (reference 2488), a 23 mm watch introduced in 1996; now discontinued.

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Cartier Tank 2488

Reference2488

BrandCartier

FamilyTank Asymétrique

Produced1996

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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