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Cartier Tank - Two Tone Dial

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Here's a vintage Cartier Tank two tone black and grey numeral dial quartz from the 1980s. Measurements include a 23x30mm gold electroplated case and 18mm lug width. On its original brown lizard leather strap and signed buckle. Matching gold hands and hour markers. Clean dial with crisp printing and no discoloration. All parts including the crown, dial, movement, and caseback are original.

Ready to wear!

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History

Louis Cartier designed the Tank in 1917, inspired by the aerial view of a Renault FT tank on the Western Front — its parallel "rails" mimicking the tracks, its rectangular body echoing the vehicle's profile. The watch was introduced in 1919 and immediately claimed its place as one of the most significant case designs in watchmaking history.

The Tank has never gone out of production, and its list of admirers reads like a century of cultural history: Jackie Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Princess Diana, Yves Saint Laurent. It is the watch of the intelligentsia, the creative, the quietly powerful.

The Tank Must — introduced in the 1970s in vermeil (gold-plated silver) — democratized the design, bringing the silhouette to a new generation. The Tank Louis Cartier in 18-karat gold represents the elevated end. The Tank Solo in stainless steel is the accessible entry point. All three carry the same essential idea: that a rectangle of precious metal can be more beautiful than any complication.