Celebrating the centenary of the Cartier Tank and its collectors.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Andy Warhol, Clark Gable, Yves Saint Laurent and WWI American general John Pershing: It sounds like someone’s fantasy dinner-guest list, but these disparate famous figures have at least one thing in common – their taste in horology. These icons are among the many celebrity fans that the Cartier Tank watch has had since its debut a century ago.
Its 100-year history and the provenance of many vintage Tanks continue to exert a powerful attraction over watch buyers today. In June, a yellow-gold Tank Ordinaire – a rare model among the many Tank variants that have been created – previously owned by former US first lady Jackie O went for US$379,500 (S$511,000) at a Christie’s auction in New York, making it the priciest Cartier Tank to be sold at auction.
Many fans of the classic watch, as well as those of its original owner, however, were less enthused when it was revealed, days later, that the winning “anonymous” bidder was American reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
This story is from the October 2017 edition of The PEAK Singapore.
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