Cartier Tank Louis Review
Cartier Tank Louis Case
The contemporary Cartier Tank Louis comes in a few different sizes, starting with the mini quartz which is 16.5mm wide, 6.2mm thick, and 24mm tall; to the small mechanical, which is 22mm wide, 6.8mm thick, and 29.5mm tall; to the size I will be reviewing he...
Cartier Tank Louis Dial
One of the first things people hone in on about the dial of the Cartier Tank Louis isn’t really about the dial at all but rather about the crystal. This is because the watch has always used a mineral crystal rather than sapphire. Why? Mineral crystal ha...
1917 MC Movement
The current-production Cartier Tank Louis uses the tonneau-shaped 1917 MC movement, a slim, manual-winding caliber that is the standard for the collection. Frankly, it’s nothing to write home about but it does get the job done, operating at 3Hz and a middling 38-hour power reserve. Cartier has never really been about the movements — and the enclosed caseback here reaffirms this — but there are Geneva stripes and perlage finishes on this one.
Final Thoughts
The Cartier Tank Louis is a timeless, solid gold dress watch from one of the most iconic luxury brands in the world, so the price of $13,500 shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. For comparison, if you’re set on a rectangular dress watch, then the only real competition here is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic Monoface in pink gold, which will set you back $15,800. If you’re more loose with case shapes, you can expand the search into a Rolex Perpetual 1908, which costs quite a bit more, at $25,250 in yellow gold on a leather strap. In fact, you’re most likely either going to be spending quite a bit less or quite a bit more if you want to expand the search beyond that.Really, there is not much left to say about the Cartier Tank Louis that hasn’t been said a thousand times already. This is an aspirational watch because of its history, the people who have worn it, and its status as one of the true “forever watches” that will most likely still be around long after any of us. You can learn more at cartier.com.
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