Cartier Tank Louis ref. 78086 is a find worth pausing

is a find worth pausing over

Reference 3400 in platinum is the most prestigious expression of the early Marine line

A Vacheron from the era when Geneva dress watchmaking was at its most inventive and most assured

nothing is missing

This example presents in excellent condition throughout — a complete

Cartier Tank Louis ref. 78086 is a find worth pausingThe Tank Louis Cartier is the archetype. Not merely a classic watch, but the watch against which the very idea of a dress watch has been measured for over a century. Louis Cartier conceived it in 1917, inspired by the aerial view of a Renault FT tank on the Western Front two parallel tracks, a rectangular body, a form that has never needed revision because it was right from the beginning. Reference 78086 in 18k yellow gold is the perfect size generous