Cartier Tank Americaine Platinum new showing even patination to the

showing even patination to the Tritium elements and light

one of the most significant watches ever made

While all the manufactures were confined to basic parameters — a black dial with luminous Arabic numerals

the Sea-Dweller is a metric by which every other professional grade diving watch is measured – and while very few of them will ever be subjected to the pressures they are capable of withstanding

and a brushed steel dial with applied Roman indices and a matching blued steel sword handset

Cartier Tank Americaine Platinum new showing even patination to theThe Cartier Tank Americaine is quite possibly the least understood model in Cartier's lineup. Introduced in 1989 under Richemeont group ownership, the Tank Americaine is in many ways a modern update to the classic Cintree model. With an elongated case featuring a gently curved case back, the Americaine line was designed from the start to be a larger watch to suit American tastes. Initially launched exclusively with quartz movements, the line has