Cartier · Family: Tank Louis Cartier
The Cartier Tank Louis Cartier WGTA0342 is the small model (29.5 x 22 mm) in 18k yellow gold with a quartz movement, the Tank variant named after Cartier's own founder-designer, Louis Cartier. It's the most compact execution in the Tank Louis Cartier line, on an alligator leather strap with a gold buckle. Cazador has no verified price observations yet (n=0). Its standout detail: it's the variant that gives its name to the entire "Tank Louis Cartier" sub-family within the Tank, introduced in 1922 as a direct tribute to Louis Cartier.
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The original Tank, designed by Louis Cartier in 1917, took its name from the aerial silhouette of Allied combat tanks in World War I, with its two straight side "brancards" standing in for tank treads. In 1922, Cartier introduced its own variant within that family, named Tank Louis Cartier as a direct tribute to its creator, with rounder proportions and slightly curved brancards compared with the original Tank.
Since then, the Tank Louis Cartier has remained one of the most sought-after executions among collectors within the Tank family, and it sits today in the catalog alongside other variants like the Tank Française, Tank Must, or Tank Américaine, each with its own identity within the same rectangular design language.
Reference WGTA0342 is the small model of the current line, in 18k yellow gold with a quartz movement, conceived as a more accessible, discreetly proportioned execution compared with the larger manually wound or automatic versions in the same family. It keeps the visual codes that define the entire Tank: Roman numerals, a railway-track minute scale around the dial's inner edge, and blued-steel sword hands.
The crown, topped with a sapphire cabochon, is another identity element Cartier has kept across the entire Tank family since its earliest executions, visually setting its dress watches apart from other Swiss watchmaking houses.
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Because the variant, introduced in 1922, was named as a direct tribute to Louis Cartier, designer of the original 1917 Tank and grandson of the maison's founder.
A quartz movement, a common choice for the smallest sizes in the Tank Louis Cartier line, aimed at discreet, everyday wear.
To 3 bar (30 meters) — enough for splashes and daily wear, with no sport or dive-watch ambitions.
The Tank Louis Cartier has an independent leather strap and slightly curved brancards; the Tank Française, launched in 1996, integrates the link bracelet directly into the case.
It's topped with a sapphire cabochon, an identity element present across the entire Tank family since its earliest executions.