Cartier Tank Cintrée made for Barthelay Rolex's in-house quartz movement of

Rolex's in-house quartz movement of the period

The Arabic numerals at 12

The Omega Beta 21 stands as a symbol of innovation and marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of watchmaking

4 Hz vibration

and the Bicompax line itself has since been discontinued

Cartier Tank Cintrée made for Barthelay Rolex's in-house quartz movement ofThe Tank Cintre is among the most architecturally demanding of all Cartier's Tank family. Where the Tank Louis and the Tank Amricaine curve gently to follow the wrist, the Cintre takes the principle to its logical extreme a case so dramatically arched along its vertical axis that it wraps the wrist with an almost organic fluency. First produced in the 1920s, it represents the Tank at its most jewel like, a form that prioritises elegance over