Available in the Shop: The Cartier Tank Cintrée Centenary Limited Edition

In 2021, Cartier celebrated the centenary of Cintrée with a 150-piece limited edition. Created to evoke the very first timepiece that sparked the revolution back in 1921. It is configured with a yellow gold case and an ivory dial that evokes the warm tones of vintage Tank Cintrée dials that have subtly oxidized over time, an extremely charming touch.

Of the various Tank Cintrées made over the model’s 100-year history, this is one of the thinnest ever created. That’s because instead of the historic caliber 123 that resulted in a watch that was 6.7mm in height, here Cartier is using their caliber 9780 MC, which is actually a reworked ultra-thin Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 849 which dates to the early ’90s. This 1.85mm-thick movement results in a Tank Cintrée that is sleek, lithe and elegant. One important note on case thickness for the Tank Cintrée, however, is that the profile of the watch is one in which its thickness is constantly changing. In this watch, it is at its thinnest closest to the lugs and then begins to form a subtle dome until it reaches the apogee of its height at 6.4mm, and then begins to angle sharply back again.