TIME ZONE
BY CAROL BESLER
CARTIER
PRIVÉ TANK NORMALE
A SPECIAL EDITION OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ICONIC WATCHES
E ach year, Cartier creates a special-edition version of one of its iconic heritage watches, under the overall umbrella of its exclusive Privé collection. These collectors’ series are always produced in numbered limited series. This year, special treatment is given to the Tank Normale. Created in 1917 by Louis Cartier and launched two years later, the Tank is one of the company’s most remarkable creations, a marker in the history of watchmaking. The special collection includes an hour/minute
version that is true to the proportions and beveled sapphire crystal of the original. Available in yellow gold on a brown alligator strap and in platinum on a black alligator strap. In addition, this model is supplied on a yellow gold bracelet or a platinum bracelet, with satin and polished finishes evoking a very ’70s spirit. The Tank celebration also includes a model with a skeleton movement in the special collection, accompanied by a 24-hour complication marked by
a sun and crescent moon that is also skeletonized. While the minute hand turns around the dial in one hour, the hour hand goes around in 24 hours instead of 12 hours. Daytime hours appear on the upper part of the dial and night-time hours on the lower part. To symbolize the transition from day to night, the watchmakers have coated the skeletonised bridges with a gradation of shades. It is a limited edition of 50 numbered pieces. There is also a version set with diamonds, in a limited edition of 20 numbered pieces.
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