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At the beginning of the 20th century, the streets of Paris were filled with invention, industry and imagination. Art Nouveau He found his rhythm, Jazz began to come, and the elite in the world flocked to the French capital not only for culture, but for style.
In the middle of this creative chaos, Cartoon The descriptive symbol of this new era and the increasing presence in Europe’s modernity cultural center were reflected in the iconic clock collections: French luxury touches the art decor movement while deeply rooted: Maison Famous expert workmanship.
From the Cockpite ready-made Santos-Dumont, Cartier has now directed the burden of designing clocks for a fast-changing world with a brave vision of what a clock of a man could be a sapphire dials, a sapphire cabochon and a male wristwatch.
Now, a century later, Cartier returns to the safe to redesign the two symbols from the golden age of the clock. This year’s Watches & Wonders 2025, French Peak Once again, the center takes the stage with two skillful versions: a rare turn of a newly -sized, mechanically developed tank Louis Cartier and a digital rebel of the 1920s, still feels in front of his time today.
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Tank Louis Cartier
First, in 1922, just five years after the original tank, Tank Louis Cartier He took the sharp, masculine angles of Normina and softened. The case was extended, the profile was stretched, and almost instantly, it was the plan for Cartier’s most permanent silhouette – a rectangular watch at the level of cultural relevance as it was more than a century ago. It was simple, elegant and clearly Paris.
This year, Tank Louis Cartier once again step forward with an automatic caliber of a new company. The 1899 MC pays tribute to the year he opened the year he opened Cartier’s flagship boutique at 13 Rue de la Paix. Maison Style since then. The new movement allows a larger case size without disturbing the elegant proportions of the tank.
Louis Cartier, which is available under both rose and yellow, many of them Production The identification of the signatures is still solid: novel figures, a chemin-de-fane trail, sword-shaped hands and a sapphire Cabochon is a beaded crown set.
Of course, Cartier could have pushed it into the innovation zone. Instead, the French watchmaker remained loyal to the original spirit of the part and your lines talk and Maison Jealous movements are doing business. This is the most self -confident – the contemporary tank – larger, undisputedly better, but still discreet.
Tank à Guichets returns
While Tank Louis Cartier is completely interested in subtle evolution, Tank à Guichets It has always been a bold contradiction. So, just look. This piece is pure clock -making theater.
It was initially released in 1928 and was the response to Cartier’s Age of Modern Machinery. No hands. No dial. Only two windows cut a solid gold case – one for the jump hours, one for the dragging minutes. It was a bold Cartier version that responded to a faster -moving world with the stable revolution of planes, trains and cars. About a century later, Watches & Wonders received another radical version other than French trend determinants.
This year Tank à Guichets The landing lands under the Cartier Privé collection – Maison For horologists, collectors and experts. For this version, it is supported by 9755 MC caliber, which is only developed and presented in two different configurations.
The first comes as yellow gold, rose gold or platinum, revitalizes the original vertical diaphragm order at 12 o’clock and 6 minutes. Secondly, the design of the 1930s is a limited version of 200 pieces in the platinum that reinterprets the design of the 1930s with the diagonal node placed on the bravest nod of the dial. The crown sits proudly at 12 o’clock in real decline.
With these two versions, Cartier does not try to chase trends and does not try to invented the wheel again. In Watches & Wonders in 2025, the release of the Louis Cartier tank reminds us of a timeless classic, and Tank Guichets reminds Cartier’s idea of minimalism is never simple. A confident access to the past to attract things to the present day transforms the history of a century of watchmaking into a modern mastery.
