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.
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