Collection(s) : Styles and design
Paru le 08/09/2012 | Relié sous jaquette 216 pages
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The Tank watch, the classic timepiece designed by Louis Cartier in 1916, is an icon of modern design. One of the world's first square wristwatches (the first was the legendary Santos designed by Cartier in 1904), its functionality is rivaled only by its timeless elegance ; it represents a perfect combination of fine watchmaking and geometric rigor. Over nearly the Tank has been creatively reinterpreted by the House in many famous models, from the Tank Chinoise to the Crash watch to the recent Tank Anglaise, while always remaining faithful to Louis Cartier's original concept.
Cartier : The Tank Watch, Timeless Style celebrates the history of one of Cartier's greatest masterpieces through designs from Cartier's rich archives, historical models, and photographs of famous clients, from Clark Gable to Andy Warhol and Catherine Deneuve, who have chosen the Tank watch as their favorite timepiece.
Franco Cologni is an author specialized in the cultural, jewelry, and luxury worlds. Journalist, publisher, and editor in chief of various international magazines, he has also written several books dedicated to watchmaking, including Made by Cartier (1992), Piaget Watches and Wonders (1994), The Tank Watch (1998), Secrets of Vacheron Constantin (2005), Jaeger-LeCoultre : The Story of the Grande Maison (2006), and The Mastery of Time (2011). He is the editorial director of the international publication HH Mag devoted to Fin Watchmaking and current chairman of the Cultural Committee of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie.
