Agreed my wife just purchased a 5k watch in 2016 only to be told the watch.
Cartier tank mc chronograph review.
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.
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.
Cartier w5330002 tank mc rose gold large model brown dial leather 15 880.
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 caliber 8971 mc.
Larger and more imposing than earlier tank models the tank mc chronograph is the newest wristwatch to join cartier s small range of entry level men s chronograph watches.
Either i have it or i can get it.
Cartier tank cintrée specification and price.
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.
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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.
The tank watch was first introduced in 1917 hence this year s centenary celebration.
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.