Cartier · Family: Tank Normale
The Cartier Privé Tank Normale WGTA0109 is the platinum reissue of the original 1917 Tank, introduced in 2023 within the Privé collection as a numbered edition limited to 200 pieces. It runs the hand-wound Calibre 070 from Le Temps Manufacture, with a platinum crown set with a ruby cabochon. Cazador has no verified price observations yet. Its standout detail: a numbered limited edition that faithfully restores the original Tank Normale's proportions.
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The Tank Normale is the design that started Cartier's entire Tank family: Louis Cartier introduced it in 1917, inspired by an aerial view of World War I combat tanks, with a rectangular case and vertical side flanks flowing into the bracelet — a language the house has reinterpreted across dozens of variants since, from the Louis Cartier and Française to the Américaine, Must and Solo, without the original model staying in continuous production.
In 2023, within its Privé collection — dedicated to reviving historical catalog designs faithful to their original proportions — Cartier introduced a new Tank Normale series in platinum and 18k yellow gold, offered with both a closed dial and skeletonized 24-hour dials. The platinum execution, its crown topped with a set ruby cabochon, comes on either a leather strap or an integrated bracelet, each as a separate reference.
The case measures 32.6 x 25.7mm, roughly 6.9mm thick, proportions deliberately close to the historical Tank Normale and notably more compact than other contemporary Tank lines such as the Française or Must. The grey satin dial pairs Roman numerals with polished sword-shaped hands, under a sapphire crystal and a closed caseback that nods to the original 1917 design's understated character.
The movement is the Calibre 070 from Le Temps Manufacture, a Swiss supplier of hand-wound mechanical movements that works for several maisons within the Richemont group, running at 25,200 vibrations per hour. The specialist sources consulted don't agree on the exact power reserve figure for the Calibre 070 in this piece.
Reference WGTA0109, in platinum with a semi-matte black alligator strap and platinum buckle, is part of a numbered edition limited to 200 pieces, the same run as its yellow gold, strap-mounted counterpart (WGTA0108, also limited to 200) and the integrated-bracelet versions (WGTA0110 and WGTA0111, each limited to 100).
It's the original 1917 design that started Cartier's entire Tank family, inspired by an aerial view of World War I combat tanks. Every later Tank variant derives from its proportions and visual language.
It's a numbered edition limited to 200 pieces, introduced in 2023 within the Cartier Privé collection.
The specialist sources consulted disagree: some cite 36 hours, others 38 hours. Cazador flags this figure as unverified until it can be confirmed with the manufacturer itself.
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No. The Calibre 070 is supplied by Le Temps Manufacture, a Swiss specialist in hand-wound mechanical movements that works for several houses within the Richemont group.
Besides platinum with a ruby-set crown, Cartier also introduced it in 18k yellow gold with a blue sapphire cabochon, both available on a leather strap or an integrated bracelet.
No, this execution's caseback is closed, consistent with the understated character of the original 1917 design.