CPCP Tank Chinoise Skeleton Limited Edition of 100 EX080225 putting timekeeping front & centre

putting timekeeping front & centre

this 5146R is bright

and the 30 minutes counter is placed at 6 o’ clock

with tidier sub-dials and a subtle power-reserve arc between nine and ten o’clock

Heritage Dual Time is reminiscent of the Pilot watches of the 1920s - with its visible Arabic numerals

CPCP Tank Chinoise Skeleton Limited Edition of 100 EX080225 putting timekeeping front & centreOne of Cartier's most distinctive designs, the Tank, was reimagined in 1922 with the creation of the Tank Chinoise. Though square at first, the case design has been elongated over the years to follow a more rectangular structure, reminiscent of the porticos of Chinese (and East Asian) temples. Indeed, designed with the symmetry and architecture of temples in mind, the protruding brancards are decorated here with black lacquer, with accents of red