{"product_id":"cartier-tank-louis-cartier-mini-or-jaune-v-1990-facture-pochette-sav","title":"Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Mini - Yellow gold - c. 1990 (invoice \u0026 SAV pouch)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"437\" data-start=\"338\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 78, 46);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA great watch in a mini size.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe lugs extending on either side of the dial, the Roman numeral hour markers, the blued steel sword-shaped hands, the sapphire cabochon on the crown: the Tank Louis Cartier is instantly recognizable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat changes here is the scale. Under reference 828001, the Tank Louis Cartier comes in its Mini format: a 16 x 24 mm case, small enough for the watch to cease being a watch and become a piece of jewelry worn directly on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt is mounted on a navy blue alligator leather strap. The combination is less expected than black or brown, and that is precisely what makes it so successful: the cool blue highlights the warmth of the yellow gold and echoes the color of the crown and the hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe buckle deserves special mention. The original has been replaced by an 18-karat yellow gold buckle ordered from Cartier, for which we will provide you with the invoice and the Cartier after-sales service pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to wear it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe mini format is the one you choose when you want a watch that isn't visible from a distance. It slips under a shirt cuff, can be worn with a pearl bracelet or a cuff without competing with them, and remains perfectly legible despite its size thanks to the Roman numeral hour markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYellow gold suits it in every season. The white dial works with almost any strap, and changing the leather throughout the year is the easiest way to never tire of a Tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIts quartz movement also makes it a watch you can simply wear without thinking about it, without winding or setting it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did Françoise choose it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause the Tank is the Tank. Françoise loves them all—classic, set with stones, in yellow gold, in white gold—and never tires of seeing that a design from 1917 still works today. There are few objects about which one can say the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Mini format is the favorite for one simple reason: it is the one that most boldly embraces the idea that the Tank is a piece of jewelry. At these dimensions, nothing superfluous remains, and the solid gold does all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis Cartier designed the Tank in 1917. The Maison tells that he came up with its shape by looking at the plan of a tank viewed from above: the two vertical lugs were said to be the tracks, the dial the compartment between them. The watch was marketed from 1919 under the name Tank Normale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Tank Louis Cartier arrived five years later, in 1922. Its lugs became slimmer and more rounded, its dial longer, and it was this version that would establish itself as the archetype of the line. The design principle rested on an idea no one had thought of before: to eliminate the lugs and bring the strap directly down from the case, so that the case and the strap would become one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA century later, the Tank has been offered in every metal and almost every size, from the Large model to the Mini format. It has also become one of the most photographed watches of the century: notably on the wrist of Jackie Kennedy, whose personal example was sold at auction in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54969871466819,"sku":"W0406","price":9250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/9570\/0732\/files\/Rectangle147.png?v=1793123064","url":"https:\/\/www.francoise.paris\/en\/products\/cartier-tank-louis-cartier-mini-or-jaune-v-1990-facture-pochette-sav","provider":"Françoise Paris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}