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The Cartier Tank is shaped like a WWI tank

A watch shaped like a tank. Louis Cartier designed the Tank in 1917, its straight flanks drawn from the Renault tanks he saw on the Western Front. It reached the public in 1919. He even sent an early one to General Pershing. A century on, the case has barely changed. War machine, on the wrist.

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01A WATCH SHAPED LIKE A TANK.
02LOUIS CARTIER DESIGNED THE TANK IN 1917, ITS FLANKS DRAWN FROM THE RENAULT TANKS AT THE FRONT.
03IT REACHED THE PUBLIC IN 1919.
04HE SENT AN EARLY ONE TO GENERAL PERSHING.
05A CENTURY ON, THE CASE HAS BARELY CHANGED.
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