製造商: Cartier 年份: 1997 錶殼號碼: 071/150 型號名稱: Tank à Guichets 材料: Platinum 機芯: Manual, cal. 9752 MC, 19 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 25.5mm. Width and 37mm. Length 簽名: Case, movement and buckle signed 配件: Accompanied by Cartier blank guarantee, service invoices and presentation box.
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A variant of the original Tank wristwatch, the Tank à Guichets was first introduced in 1928. Featuring jumping hours at the upper portion of the dial, the watch also displays a minutes indicator at 6 o'clock. Its name derives from the apertures, which "jump" as the time advances. "Jump Hour" wristwatches were particularly popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Today, these wristwatches are incredibly evocative of the Art Deco period.
The present watch is a limited edition of 150 examples to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997, with the caseback engraved "1847-1997" below the "LC" logo. A re-edition wristwatch of the historical Tank à Guichets model, it is cased in platinum, which is incredibly eye-catching. Moreover, the crown is made of ruby, rather than the traditional sapphire, giving the model an unusual twist.
With the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.
Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open.