I’ve accompanied one of my friends to the
boutique three times to try on their timeless
. While I was there I couldn’t help but try one on myself which now means I want one too.
The watch was not the first wrist watch designed by the French jewelry house but it has a very interesting back story. It was created in 1917 by Louis Cartier with an eye to modernism and inspiration from the tracks of the tanks used in World War I. Although it’s been said the latter was just a marketing ploy, further aided by gifting one of the Tank watch prototypes to American General Pershing in 1919. It was in production for years but it seems like it wasn’t until the 1960’s that the style really started to become popular. But since its inception, it’s been worn by some of the word’s most elegant movie stars and style icons.
The most classic and popular style, is the
in gold with the black alligator strap. It’s the one that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was photographed wearing many times in her life and the one that’s on my wish list.
The
watches styles available today are shown above. Many vintage Cartier watches are also available for sale online but make sure you purchase one from a reputable dealer or resale site to insure its authenticity.
It’s rumored that JFK Jr. gave Jackie’s Cartier watch to his wife Carolyn Bessett Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy in the White House wearing another Cartier watch.
Clark Gable looking dapper as always in his Tank watch.
Cary Grant wore one in the classic film North by Northwest. This should be required watching for any young man on how to dress like a gentleman.
Gary Cooper was another well dressed man in Cartier.
Duke Ellington’s watch perfectly complemented his impeccable tailoring.
You can’t see the face but Truman Capote also wore a Tank watch.
Who knew Fred Astaire also wore a Tank watch?!
Catherine Deneuve in a Tank with a bracelet strap.
The iconic Yves Saint Laurent also wore the iconic watch.
Audrey Hepburn even wore a Tank in How to Steal a Million.
Mohammed Ali wearing his Tank watch and not much else.
Andy Warhol was also a fan of the Tank.
So many films feature the Tank and Steve McQueen wore the
style in The Thomas Crown Affair.
Sarah Jessica Parker also wore an Americaine Tank in Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Of course the elegant Tom Ford wears a Tank.
Angelina Jolie and Princess Diana also wore the Tank.
Rebecca Hall wore the Tank in Closed Circuit which was a very intriguing film.
Everyone was a fan of Cartier including Grace and Rainier of Monaco who were seen window shopping at the boutique on rue de La Paix in Paris.
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