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Tank Solo

Name: Cartier Tank Solo
Brand: Cartier
Availability: InStock

27.4mm Popular Model Good Value

Low $2,599

Median $2,900

High $3,200

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The Cartier Tank Solo gives you the Tank’s unmistakable composition—Roman numerals, railway minute track, blued sword hands—in a case with flatter, more squared-off brancards than the Tank Louis Cartier. Those broad vertical flanks make it feel a little more graphic and matter-of-fact, without losing the elegance that makes a Tank work just as naturally with a shirt cuff as a T-shirt.

Introduced in 2004, the Solo offers a useful choice between quartz simplicity and the larger XL Automatic, identifiable by its date window at six. The quartz Large is the one to consider if you want the cleaner dial and slimmer proportions; the automatic brings more wrist presence, not merely a different movement. Pay particular attention to the crown’s blue cabochon and the broad polished brancards: chips in the former or heavily softened edges on the latter alter details central to this watch’s character.

Case Size27.4mm

What owners love

The Roman numerals, railway minute track and blue hands give you the Tank look without much dial clutter. Owners particularly enjoy how the hands change from nearly black to bright blue as the light catches them.
The slim case sits close to the wrist and slips easily under a shirt cuff. Its rectangular shape also gives it more presence than the 27.4mm width might suggest.
Owners of the quartz versions appreciate the straightforward grab-and-go experience. There’s no date to set, and the clean two-hand dial doesn’t advertise that it’s quartz.

Common Criticisms

On leather-strap versions, the original strap can be stiff initially, and sizing Cartier’s folding clasp is fiddlier than using a conventional buckle. Getting the fit right can take a few attempts.

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