TANK À GUICHET MODEL, CASE NO. 28⁄150, CIRCA 1997

The Tank wristwatch was created by Louis Cartier in 1917 during World War I. With a name firmly associated with horology and Cartier, the present Tank wristwatch is cased in platinum and part of a limited edition of 150 examples made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997. It is inspired by the historical Tank à Guichet model launched in the late 1920s, the first Cartier Jumping hour wristwatch, which attracted the likes of many including the Maharaja of Patiala, a great patron of Cartier.