Cartier Tank Must, 2021

Dealer description — Analog/Shift

There are certain designs that simply resonate throughout the years and remain evergreen despite changing trends and tastes. The Cartier Tank, in all its one hundred-plus years of production, is one such design. Whether in gold (yellow, pink, or white), stainless steel, or vermeil; whether Française, Chinoise, Americaine, or Normale; the Tank by Cartier is one watch that truly deserves to be called ‘iconic.’ Cartier introduced the Tank in 1917, with a run of six pieces — given, or so the legend goes, to American General Joseph Pershing and his staff. Its design was said to be inspired by the Renault FT-17 tanks Cartier glimpsed on the battlefield of the Great War. (Cartier supposedly took the look of the Renault tank's treads and applied it to the lugs, which were integrated via brancards into the case itself.) That first run of six pieces increased to 33 by 1920, and by the end of the 20th century, that number stood well in the thousands. In sheer volume alone, the Tank — in all its various models — is Cartier's largest line of watches. The particular Tank Must we have here is in mint condition and comes with all its goodies. Housed in a 25.5mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal and a cabochon crown, it features a deep blue dial with a matching ‘sword’ handset — and that’s it. This is minimalism at its best, folks! Powered by a high-autonomy quartz movement from Cartier and paired to a signed blue alligator leather strap with a signed pin buckle, this Tank ‘must’ be one of the coolest releases from the King of Jewelers released in the past ten years. It also happens to come with all its factory goodies, including its signed guarantee card dating to 2021. Try it on for size!