The Tank Normale, in 1919, was the first Tank watch. The tank – the Renault FT – had an amazingly long life for a piece
link of military hardware. It was in use up to, and even after World War
link II. But the Tank has long outlived the tank. "Tank" may be a watchword in warfare, for a near-invincible mobile fortress
link leaving fire and fury in its wake. But the Tank wristwatch has taken that inspiration and through the alchemy of abstraction, transmuted it into a byword for beauty.