We should all be so lucky to age as well as the Cartier Tank.Created by Louis Cartier in 1917, the Tank has been a go-to timepiece for a century’s worth of style icons, from Steve McQueen and ...

We should all be so lucky to age as well as the Cartier Tank.Created by Louis Cartier in 1917, the Tank has been a go-to timepiece for a century’s worth of style icons, from Steve McQueen and ...

The Cartier Tank is one of the most recognisable watch designs ever made, but what most people do not know is that it is also one of the rarest. In the 50 years since it was introduced on November ...

1917. According to company lore, the Tank was designed by Louis Cartier, the founder's grandson, after being inspired by the tread of a Renault FT-17 light tank, a mechanical hero of the Great War.

The history of the Cartier Tank. First crafted in 1917, the Tank was designed by the maison's founder, Louis François Cartier, three years into the unrest of WWI.