Pre-Owned Cartier Tank Louis Cartier 40950153/AS07385

WHY WE LOVE IT – There are certain designs that just resonate throughout the years and remain evergreen despite changing trends and tastes. The Cartier Tank, in all its one hundred-plus years of production, is one such design. Whether in gold (yellow, pink, or white), stainless steel, or vermeil; whether Française, Chinoise, Americaine, or Normale; the Tank by Cartier is one watch that truly deserves to be called ‘iconic.’ Cartier introduced the Tank in 1917, with a run of six pieces — given, or so the legend goes, to American General Joseph Pershing and his staff. The design of the Tank was supposedly inspired by the Renault FT-17 tanks Cartier glimpsed on the battlefield of the Great War. (Cartier took the look of the Renault tank's treads and applied it to the lugs, which were integrated via brancards into the case itself.) That first run of six pieces increased to 33 by 1920, and by the end of the 20th century, that number stood well in the thousands. In sheer volume alone, the Tank — in all its various models — is Cartier's largest line of watches. The Tank Louis was introduced in 1922, following close on the heels of the Asian-influenced Tank Chinoise. With the Tank Louis, Cartier went back to basics, with the classic lugs that resemble the treads that inspired them. Louis Cartier himself wore the watch that bore his name — and the association with him marks the Tank Louis as the quintessence of the Cartier Tanks. This particular Tank Louis from the 2020s is no run-of-the-mill model, however — rather, it features one of the most stunning Tank dials we’ve ever seen. Housed in a 25.5 x 33.7mm yellow gold case with a mineral crystal and a sapphire cabochon winding crown, it features a multi-tone, sunburst champagne dial with red accents, printed ‘Roman’ indices, and a matching yellow gold ‘sword’ handset. Powered by the Cartier Calibre 1917 hand-wound manufacture movement, it comes paired to a ‘claret’ red alligator leather strap with a yellow gold adrillon pin buckle and includes its factory goodies. What better way to break into the Cartier world than with this showstopper of a Tank? OVERALL CONDITION The case is in outstanding, as-new condition showing virtually no wear. Multi-tone champagne and burgundy dial is in as-new condition with matching yellow gold 'sword' handset. Sapphire cabochon crown.