Tank Américaine

Introduced by Cartier Paris in 1989 as a modern, broader take on the Tank Cintrée and the first curved Tank with a water-resistantWater resistanceA watch’s ability to resist water entering its case under specified conditions, often stated as a pressure or equivalent depth. Seals can deteriorate and the crown can be damaged, so an original rating does not establish a vintage watch’s present resistance. case: curved on the dial side, with an almost flat caseback. The first models were small quartz watches; a large manual-wind men’s model followed in 1993, then automatics, chronographsChronographA watch function for starting, stopping and resetting an elapsed-time measurement independently of the ordinary time display. and limited editions, all in precious metals until steel arrived in 2017.