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Thank you for the information!
Very helpful information! I have been looking all over about the information of the Cartier Tank Normale 1917! have looked all over for years. I have one given by Rockefeller to my Uncle & then passed it to me! I will post some pictures!
Tank Normale 1917
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The Tank Normale, a Forgotten Icon
Introduced to the world 97 years ago, the original Tank watch has left an almost legendary effect on the watch-making world. The Tank Normale, or Ordinaire, as it is called sometimes, was the first truly integrative watch design. The Tank's case and lugs ...
Very informative post
Thank you for sharing the heritage of the Cartier Tank Normale. An eternal classic indeed. I sometimes wish modern Tanks can be smaller. The good old days have nicer case sizes (at least for my small wrist) :) cheers robin
I wholeheartedly agree Robin
It would really be great if they revived the classically sized tanks. I too have small wrists (around 6.25 inches) and although they are quite beautiful, many of the new Tanks simply do not suit my wrist. The Tank Normale is definitely the smallest watch ...
This is the watch that should have been in the CPCP
I was very surprised, It is after all thé historical piece, just like the Crash watch that was also missing. But I am sure Cartier will release the Tank Normale one day, in a larger case. Their focus now is on the Tank Anglaise and the Tank MC. Thanks for...
Thanks Geo!
I am sure it will be brought back as well, hopefully for the 100th anniversary of its creation! I would enjoy seeing it in a slightly larger case size - perhaps around the size of the medium Tank Francaise (which I also own and love), or even the large mo...
Here are a few more photos of my example
The high-polish finish and multiple planes of the design make this deceivingly simple watch a theatre of light. Like the earliest tanks, this more contemporary version features a convex sapphire crystal. The crown bears a marked resemblance to the Tank Am...
I love that big crown
on the Tank Normale. Thank for sharing yours! If Cartier would decide to release the Tank Normale again in a larger case and preferable with Breguet style hands, it would be a killer watch. GEO
Such a coincidence!!
I just came across your post and what a coincidence, It's the same time in HK as shown your picture. Just in time to grab my phone and take a snap of my baby. This tank has been my daily wearer for the past decade. I have a small wrist and the watch just ...
A superb post....
like the watch! Normale, Ordinaire? I nver thought that these names were appropriate. This watch is pure class. Thanks a lot! Fx
Thank you for the information!
Very helpful information! I have been looking all over about the information of the Cartier Tank Normale 1917! have looked all over for years. I have one given by Rockefeller to my Uncle & then passed it to me! I will post some pictures! Tank Normale ...
