{"product_id":"2017-cartier-tank-mc-rose-gold-wgta0014-box-and-papers","title":"2017 Cartier Tank MC Rose Gold | WGTA0014 | Box and Papers","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:484;70-553\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Watch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Tank is one of the foundational designs in all of watchmaking. Louis Cartier created it in 1917, drawing the case from the overhead silhouette of the Renault tanks he had seen on the Western Front, with the vertical brancards representing the treads and the dial set between them like the cockpit. It was a radical idea at a time when most watches were round, and more than a century later the Tank remains the watch against which rectangular designs are measured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:513;555-1067\"\u003eThe Tank MC is one of the line's most overtly mechanical and masculine expression, the \"MC\" standing for Manufacture Cartier, marking the era when Cartier committed to building its own movements in-house. The case is larger and squarer than the classic Tank, designed for a sense of presence rather than pure dress restraint. This example is executed in solid 18k rose gold, measuring 44mm by 34.3mm and 9.5mm thick, with the brancards running the length of the case and the octagonal crown set with a faceted sapphire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:458;1069-1526\"\u003eThe dial is the detail collectors look for: a grey flinque, the French term for the fine engine-turned guilloche pattern, with rose gold sword-shaped hands and Roman numerals, a date aperture at 3 o'clock, and a small seconds subdial at 6. Inside is the in-house caliber 1904-PS MC, an automatic movement with twin barrels delivering a 48 hour power reserve and the bidirectional Magic Lever winding system, visible through the sapphire exhibition caseback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:44;1528-1571\"\u003eThis is a 2017 example with box and papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:61;1573-1633\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent condition with light signs of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:30;1635-1664\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box and papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51398104383794,"sku":null,"price":10499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/6773\/1250\/files\/IMG_72572.jpg?v=1782861158","url":"https:\/\/bernsteinwatchco.com\/products\/2017-cartier-tank-mc-rose-gold-wgta0014-box-and-papers","provider":"Bernstein Watch Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}