That original watch was a rectangular watch nearly square like its cousin the santos with large rails sometimes called brancards the french for stretcher on either side of the roman numeral dial and a design that was at the time unlike anything else out there.
Cartier tank mc chronograph review.
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Introduced just earlier this year the cartier tank mc chronograph is the first tank chronograph with an in house calibre the recently developed 1904 ch mc movement.
Cartier must realize that the buyer of a 11 000 in house chronograph is very different than the buyer of a 3 000 tank francaise or even a 6 500 ballon bleu.
Cartier w5330002 tank mc rose gold large model brown dial leather 15 880.
The tank watch was first introduced in 1917 hence this year s centenary celebration.
Cartier caliber 8971 mc.
Not the band was under warranty in 2 years this 5k watch has been returned for service twice with faults to the clasp and band right off the bat with only a smug it s only warranted for the watch movement.
I ve specifically decided to not include a long discussion of the history of the tank watch including the various potential sources of the name.
Cartier tank cintrée specification and price.
In speaking about the cartier tank collection let s focus on a review of the modern cartier tank mc the first standard production tank watch with an in house made cartier movement.
The 1904 mc proved to be a strong workhorse since it is in use with the calibre de cartier watch since 2010.
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The cartier tank cintrée will be available later this year at a price of s 28 300 us 20 400 or 16 500 for the pink gold or yellow gold versions and s 32 600 us 23 500 or 19 000 for the platinum a limited release of only 100 pieces.
The 1904mc movement became the foundation for other calibers like the 1904 ch mc that powers for instance the tank mc chronograph and for the 9914mc caliber that was used for the tortue multiple timezone watch.
Agreed my wife just purchased a 5k watch in 2016 only to be told the watch.