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13 May 2022, 12:02 AM | #1 |
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Cartier Tank Louis XL, reference W1560003 review
This review is of the Cartier Tank Louis XL, reference W1560003. The case is 30 millimeters wide and 39.2 millimeters tall, and 8.3 millimeters thick. I am unclear when it was in the catalog, but approximately 2010 to 2018. It had an MSRP of $22,400 late in the run.
The current large Tank Louis Cartier Large is a more modest 25.5 millimeters by 33.7 millimeters and is generally thought of as a women’s size. When I looked for a Cartier Tank XL in rose gold, in a larger size with the pleasing 3:4 aspect ratio, other than the Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP) collection which ran from 1998 to 2008 (of which only 200 rose gold were made beginning in 2006 and virtually impossible to find), this was the best choice for me. There was a later rose gold Louis Cartier Tank Extra-flat, ref W1560017, which is 35 millimeters wide and 40 millimeters tall, with a 5.1 millimeter thick case size, with no date and a white-cream, no guilloche dial. The Cartier Tank MC is currently available in rose gold, but also had the wider profile at 34 millimeters by 44 millimeters. Both of these options looked too square in shape to me. There was the now discontinued yellow gold Tank Solo in a 31 millimeter by 41 millimeter size, with flat brancards and a smaller synthetic cabochon. It also had a steel case back. It did not have a guilloche dial, just silver-white. It strayed from the classic Louis Cartier Tank DNA a bit. My reference W1560003 has a manual wind caliber 9753 MC, which is based on the Piaget 430P, with a 43-hour power reserve. The guilloche dial includes a date aperture and a 40-hour power reserve indicator. While in a perfect world I would like to locate the extremely rare CPCP version introduced in 2006, my reference W1560003 has the same ideal case size (30 millimeters x 39.2 millimeters, but 2.2 millimeters thicker) and has a Cartier rose gold deployant clasp. The crystal is slightly domed. It originally had a brown strap, but mine has a new matt black Camille Fournet strap from Cartier. This is to me is the proper shape and size for a men’s Cartier Tank. |
26 May 2022, 04:12 AM | #2 |
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This was my father's favorite watch so have fond memories
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27 August 2022, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for the review!
A Cartier Tank is on my list to buy one day, and this iteration of the Tank is one I’ve had my eye on. You’re correct about the 3:4 ratio. Date windows simply don’t work on the Tank, but this is the exception as I think it looks great. It’s almost like this Tank should have been part of the CPCP collection but wasn’t. While it’s missing the “Paris” that makes the CPCP so recognizable, this watch has all the things that made CPCP special. |
30 August 2022, 09:20 AM | #4 |
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Great review! The watch you bought is indeed the ideal size with the best proportions. I've tried it on both with the silver dial and the chocolate dial. The Tank XL extra-flat that was released later, it was too large, had the wrong proportions. Also the lack of guilloche was a bit disappointing.
I lucked out and got the last new CPCP Tank XL that was available in the US, back in 2008. If I hadn't been able to get my watch, I would have chosen the version you bought, which has all the right features: great size; proper proportions; great dial, and deployant clasp. Thanks for sharing your review with us. My Tank says hello to yours. |
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Thanks Dino, I appreciate you weighing in here.
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