Dino944
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Really enjoyed this thread...
It took me years to truly appreciate the Tank. When I was younger I really only wanted sports watches. However, I really became interested in the Tank in 2006/2007 when they released the CPCP Tank XL. It quickly became my favorite dress watch, and helped me to see just to how creative Cartier has been when it comes to creating stunning variations of the Tank such as the Tank Cintree, Tank Asymmetric, and Tank Chinoise.
I am uncertain as to how I feel about the seconds subdial or date on the Tank MC in steel or gold, I think I will have to see it in person. However, the Palladium Skeleton version is amazing!
Thanks for a great thread.
Best regards,
Dino
Cartier Connections part 4: A Tale of Two Doggies (Cartier Tank MC)
The Fascinating Meanderings of Cartier Connections part 4: Of Dachshunds and Tanks What is the connection between this dachshund.... And this dachshund? The answer is the Cartier Tank watches..... Writing a short history of Cartier is like writing a short...
Great thread
I love the history. And the 1977 Tank Must de Cartier is beautiful. Reminds me of one of my first watches, a 1997 150th Anniversary Must de Cartier Vermeil Tank I lost in a house move. The Palladium MC Skeleton is tempting.
Sexy tank vs. humble Red Cross stretcher
More evidence for the paramedic stretcher being as much the inspiration as the self-propelled armoured artillery (tank) being the inspiration for the design of the Cartier Tank watch is that Louis Cartier was a non-commissioned administrative officer in t...
Interesting and Fun!
This is a great thread. Although I have read many articles about the history of Cartier Tanks, with my memory as it is, I always like to read these posts. This is one of the best, with great photos as well. I love the new Tank MC, steel and gold, and the ...
Cartier and watch collecting is meant to be about Fun
hagen, Thank you for sharing your opinion on Cartier aesthetics and your favourite designs. This new Cartier Connections series is about fascinating connections that are not the usual academic treatise material. Please do suggest other connections we shou...
Superb
Hi Melvyn, Superb new Tank models. I can't wait to see them. The steel version is very tempting and the palladium skeleton is purely gorgeous. Best Dje
You missed to introduce the second dachshund ...
... other than that inexcusable breach of etiquette, I thoroughly enjoyed your magnificent and entertaining review on the history of Cartier's Tank watches! Regards, Marcus
Unlike modern celebrities
the 2nd dachshund was camera-shy and few photographs exist in the public domain :-) As a slave to a regal dachshund, believe me when I say that I really, really tried to find a photo..... Regards, MTF
Really enjoyed this thread...
It took me years to truly appreciate the Tank. When I was younger I really only wanted sports watches. However, I really became interested in the Tank in 2006/2007 when they released the CPCP Tank XL. It quickly became my favorite dress watch, and helped ...
Ole Skool
Dino944, Thanks for the reminder about the Cartier Tank XL from CPCP range. It was the CPCP range that started our (the current Mrs MTF and me) Cartier watch collection. Regards, MTF
You have the beginnings
of a fine Cartier collection......maybe even two beginnings but with dachshunds, it is difficult to detect where the beginnings and ends are when they curl into a ball! :-) They are so flexible (assuming not had the surgery for slipped discs) that they ar...
beginning and end
its hard to tell where the beginning and end are when they are just under the blanket as well ;) actually, i dont need a watch or an alarm with both of them... they are more precise than any other watch.. ...