Catier Tank
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Cartier’s famous Tank range is one of the most iconic lines. With its joints built into the case, it is both a square and a rectangle – a stroke of stylistic genius and quite unique as the connection points of the strap are concealed under the famous sharp-edged flat vertical sidepieces. Legend has it that Louis Cartier designed the watch in 1917, based on the horizontal section of the Renault military tanks. Created during World War I, the first prototype of the Tank watch was presented to General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. The strength of its design made a clean break with the fashion of the times full of twirls and twists, pioneering a new formal rigour. The list of celebrities who keep the myth alive is endless: from Catherine Deneuve to Elton John and Princess Diana. £POA www.cartier.com
Bremont B1 Marine Clock Bremont, one of the few British watch makers, has teamed up with ex Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood. Ronnie will be creating 14 unique “Art Clocks”. Using Bremont’s B1 Marine Clock, both the dial and internal case of each clock will be hand-painted by Ronnie and will depict a different period of his life. The Bremont B1 Marine Clock is one of the most sophisticated Marine 142 | PQ
Chronometers ever made. Bremont was co-founded by brothers Nick and Giles English in 200. In 2008 Bremont was made the ‘Best British Emerging Luxury Brand’ by Walpole, and this year it won ‘Watch Brand of 2011’ at the UK Jewellery Awards. £POA www.bremont.com