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The Tank is a line of watches made by Cartier. It was created by Louis Cartier in 1917, and inspired by the new Renault tanks which Cartier saw in use on the Western Front . [ 1 ] The prototype watch was presented by Cartier to General John J. Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force .
The French jeweller announced a spin on the 1917 original at Watches & Wonders
The "Santos" watch was Cartier's first men's wristwatch. In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger, who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. [25] Among the Cartier team was Charles Jacqueau, who joined Louis Cartier in 1909 for the rest of his life, and Jeanne Toussaint, who was Director of Fine Jewellery ...
Diana possessed an 18-carat yellow gold framed Tank Louis Cartier watch with a black alligator strap which was a gift from her late father, John Spencer, who died in 1992. By 1996 she stopped wearing the engraved Patek Philippe watch which was a gift from her ex-husband and started wearing a yellow gold Cartier Tank Française watch instead.
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The introduction of the tank influenced the design of the Cartier Tank watch, [190] and the design of watches during the 1920s was influenced by the Art Deco style. [191] The automatic watch, first introduced with limited success in the 18th century, was reintroduced in the 1920s by the English watchmaker John Harwood. [192]