{"product_id":"cartier-tank-normale-ref-78093-en-or-jaune-circa-1975-cadran-paris-y2pf","title":"Cartier Tank Normale Ref. 78093 in Yellow Gold, circa 1975 – “PARIS” Dial","description":"In 1917, in the midst of the Great War, Louis Cartier designed a watch that broke with everything watchmaking was producing at the time, inspired, it is said, by the Renault FT light tank seen from above, its brancards evoking the tracks. A prototype was presented to General Pershing in 1918 and sales began in 1919: the Tank would never again leave the catalogue. Long a rarity – fewer than forty-four examples a year at Cartier Paris between 1919 and 1960 – the original came to be known as the “Tank Normale” as its variations emerged. From the wrists of Jackie Kennedy to those of Andy Warhol, it established itself as the quintessential shaped watch.\nOur example, a Tank Normale “Lady” ref. 78093 in 18-carat yellow gold produced circa 1975, features a 20 x 27.5 mm case with satin-finished brancards and polished bevels, and an original white dial with black painted Roman numerals, enclosed by a railway minute track and topped by blued steel sword-shaped hands. The original crown is set with its faceted blue cabochon, in excellent condition – which is far from the rule; the crystal, often found scratched, has been newly recut by an exceptional craftswoman. Inside beats the manual-winding Cartier caliber 78-1. The watch has undergone a full service by one of our experienced watchmakers.\nIt is presented on a new brown lizard strap fastened by a yellow-gold-plated pin buckle, and accompanied by a vintage red and gold Cartier box, as well as our Steel Warranty Card.\nThe first of the shaped watches and arguably the purest, the Tank has outlasted fashions for more than a century without its design ageing a day. In this Parisian execution in yellow gold, in the so-called “Lady” size, it embodies elegance according to Cartier – a watch to wear every day, and to pass on one day.","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54863776514371,"sku":"Y2PF","price":8950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/1378\/9763\/files\/Y2PF-Cartier-Tank-Normale-ref-78093-en-or-jaune-circa-1975-Cadran-PARIS-Front-1.jpg?v=1791201182","url":"https:\/\/amplitudewatches.co\/en\/products\/cartier-tank-normale-ref-78093-in-yellow-gold-circa-1975-paris-dial-y2pf","provider":"Amplitude","version":"1.0","type":"link"}