The Tank’s Tops

A firm favourite of the fashion cognoscenti, Cartier’s Tank could well be the most stylish watch of all time

By Christian Barker

Just about every fashion brand produces watches these days. But the watch long favoured by the world’s style tastemakers and best-dressed people is in no way a ‘fashion watch.’ Fashion is capricious—as Heidi Klum, the Teutonic supermodel host of Project Runway, intones over and again, in fashion, “One day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” Cartier’s Tank watch has stayed in style for more than a century. Inspired by the stark lines of the First World War armoured vehicles that give the watch its moniker, Louis Cartier designed the Tank in 1917, although the timepiece didn’t go on sale until 1919, several months after the cessation of hostilities. Glance at a contemporary Tank watch and it appears the picture of elegance. But look closer, and the cues Louis…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2020

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