Cartier Tank Buying Guide | Crown & Caliber

Cartier is one of the oldest watch brands, but doesn't always stand out because of their association with jewelry. However, the Cartier Tank is a model that has been around for 100 years. That's right, 100 years. Here, we look at all the different varieties of the Cartier Tank, breaking down their differences and helping you determine which one is right for your wrist.

Timestamps:
1:30 Cartier Tank History
2:12 Cartier Tank Louis
3:35 Cartier Tank Americaine
4:14 Cartier Tank Francaise
5:03 Cartier Tank Solo
5:33 Cartier Tank Anglaise
6:08 Cartier Tank Trinity
6:53 Carter Tank MC
7:29 Crown & Caliber's Cartier Tank Top Picks
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[susantaylor]

My mother just recently passed away and in her collection of jewelry I came across a Cartier watch. It was on bad shape. Cracked crystal, was not running and the leather band was so old it had deteriorated. Well I took it to a high class jewelry store to have it restored and a new band put on. It turns out that it is a Cartier Louie Tank! It is eighteen carat gold and the band was a lizard skin. It will cost me around $350 to restore and polish it and, this is what floored me, it is worth about $5000 dollars! I have never owned a 5000 dollar watch! It is a mechanical movement and I intend to wear the crap out of it! Me with a Cartier! Thanks Ma. She is pleased seeing it being worn and enjoyed. She loved that watch. And now I will love and cherish it too.

[matthewgurlitz]

Hey, C&C, happy to be subscribed. Thank you for a much-needed video. The Tank is an icon with a vaunted history, and watch enthusiasts should be familiar with the variety of Tanks available today, and understand that the style is as relevant now as ever. It is so often overlooked, and hardly ever talked about in the watch community. I truly appreciate this show!

[JiZero]

I think it’s VERY important to give updated and accurate information regarding the Tank Solo. The Tank Solo XL has been offered with an automatic movement for years, and for the past ~3-5 years actual house the in-house 1847MC movement (the original was an eta based automatic movement). That makes the tank solo xl an even better entry into cartier. You get the iconic design WITH an in-house movement for <5000 USD. Something I feel you should have mentioned regarding the tank solo.

[monicawilson]

Thank you for this guidance because I’m very interested in pulling the trigger on this!

[zaheedevans]

Well done on another informative video, really enjoying this series. This watch is as you have said it, a design icon and I love that it’s timeless and elegant design language has aged beautifully over more than 100 years. It’s a watch that both men and women can wear. The Tank Solo is on my list although money no option, Tank Louis thank you.

[mowneek]

Great stuff here! Thanks for all the info

[ritchelmacapagal]

Wow! Thanks for sharing I didn't know those little but important details of this watch😊
God bless 🙏❤️

[beautifullysurprised]

Absolutely favorite - Tank Americaine Moonphase. So rare.

[ifyourethere]

I have a cartier tank franchise because it came out my birth year and one came up for sale that was a 2009, which was the 90th anniversary of Cartier. I find the fact that they used III instead of IV very intriguing and its just a gorgeous watch. I'd never do it with vintage Rolex but I like a polished Cartier unless its the Santos.

[scottfulps]

Great video! Cartier Tank is a must-have in any watch collection. They are absolutely iconic and quite reasonable priced.

[paulcusentino]

Cartier makes my favorite watches. I'm after a Tank Solo one of these days. I like the flatness of the brancards.

[markmaier]

I purchased a beautiful Tank Louis in February. I wear it both casually and formally.

[covfefe]

The Tank is THE watch that got me interested in watches. When I first started wearing a watch, and the watches that followed, they were all rectangular. I still much prefer a rectangular watch case. After the Louis, the Tank Solo XL would be on the list.

[alfonsoluisalfaromarroquin]

Great review! I love Cartier and the history, the designs;
But also include the “Tank Divan” and the “Tank Cintrée”

[davidm]

Nice overview of the Cartier Tank line. I love them all. You were spot on about the watches as well as your pronunciation of the French names. Francais without the terminal ‘e’ is the masculine form and how you pronounced the name of tank variation would be correct, if tank weren’t a feminine word, as the terminal letter ‘e’ indicates. Long way to say that you should say the end of the Francaise the same way you did with Anglaise.

[lawrencefarrell]

You left out the Basculante, a beautiful piece of engineering with the wonderful F.Piquet movement.I still enjoy wearing my one especially for formal occasions.

[DWilliam]

Looking to add a more formal watch to my collection and had it narrowed between the JLC Reverso or the Cartier Tank. Going to go with the Tank Americaine. Great Video.

[rflklzk]

Hi, I believe that LC Tank is something different than Normale. Normale still exists and has more squarish lugs and shape. LC has has rounded lugs and more rectangular shape.

[msbrownbeast]

How about the inclusion of the Poor Man's Tank - le Must de Cartier line of tank models?

[mike]

My favorite is the Tank Français, automatic with date window at 6 o’clock