Cartier:TheTankWatch[卡地亚：坦克腕表](Franco Cologni 著)简介、价格

Cartier:TheTankWatch[卡地亚：坦克腕表]

作者： Franco Cologni 著

出版社： Flammarion

出版时间： 2012-09

ISBN： 9782080201317

定价： 1562.30

装帧： 精装

页数： 216页

正文语种： 英语

分类： 国学古籍>综合性图书

内容简介:

Thishandsomemonographchartstheevolutionofoneofthemostcoveteditemsofmodernstyle,showcasingtheextra-ordinarycraftsmanshipoftheHouseofCartier.TheTankWatch,theclassictimepiecedesignedbyLouisCartierin1917,isaniconofmoderntimepiecedesign.Whetherfashionedfromgoldorplatinum,andembellishedwithpreciousgemstonesorvermeilfaces,thedistinctivesquarefaceandsmoothlinesmakeitinstantlyrecognizable.Oneoftheworld’sfirstsquarewristwatches(thefirstwasthelegendarySantosDumontdesignedbyCartierin1904),theTankWatch’sfunctionalityisrivaledonlybyitselegance;itrepresentsaperfectcombinationoffinewatch-makingandthejeweler’sart.Overnearlyacentury,theTankhasbeencreativelyreinterpretedbytheHouseinmanyfamousmodels—fromtheChineseTanktotheCrashWatchtotherecentTankAnglaise—whilealwaysremainingfaithfultoLouisCartier’soriginalconcept.Cartier:TheTankWatchcelebratesthehistoryofoneofCartier’sgreatestmasterpiecesthroughdesignsfromCartier’sricharchives,historicalmodels,andphotographsofthefamousclients,fromClarkGabletoAndyWarhol,whohavechosentheTankWatchastheirfavoritetimepiece.