godfreybarker
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Solo for youth, drive and energy, LC for retirement
Jul 21, 2016,16:31 PM
Thank you for your excellent photographs and subtle analysis of the 'mood' of these two watches - I couldn't decide until I read your post. The LC with its dark face, dark stone, beautiful sides and thin capitals feels all about calm, restraint, old age and long memories. Handsome indeed, but the watch of choice for a French Duke. The Solo with its higher brightness and attack (and useful date) is not so much an '`entry-level watch`' as a watch for the energetic. The way to have the best of both worlds is to change its strap for the LC one. A really valuable post!
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Tank Solo XL vs Tank Louis Cartier XL
By: SJX : October 6th, 2012-04:09
After receiving many PMs and emails on the Tank Solo XL which I covered below, here is a comparison of that and the Tank Louis Cartier XL. Basically the Tank Louis Cartier XL is the next level up from the Tank Solo XL - the LC retails for almost exactly d...
This Tank LC XL is beautiful...
By: foversta : October 11th, 2012-14:29
I think that the date window is totally useless here. The watch is perfect with a handwind movement. What an elegant watch! Thanks a lot for this excellent post SX! Fx
The date window is necessary
By: SJX : October 12th, 2012-03:28
For a watch intended to have mass appeal like the Tank Solo, the date is absolutely essential. - SJX
I like the Solo...
By: patrick_y : October 14th, 2012-15:01
The Solo looks great! And has the Piaget underpinnings. I would change the strap to the one with the larger scales if possible though. As I prefer the larger square scales than the rounder ones. Thank you for your keen description and photographs SJX!
Solo for youth, drive and energy, LC for retirement
By: godfreybarker : July 21st, 2016-16:31
Thank you for your excellent photographs and subtle analysis of the 'mood' of these two watches - I couldn't decide until I read your post. The LC with its dark face, dark stone, beautiful sides and thin capitals feels all about calm, restraint, old age a...
This was a fantastic article by SJX indeed
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : July 24th, 2016-00:53
I got the Tank LC party because of this article! And I was 36 when I got this so actually far from retirement. A most elegant watch for corporate wear I have enjoyed mine a lot the past 2 years Cheers Robin