Photovoltaic solarbeat

Is the solarbeat tank a good development?

This constraint on proportions, Cérède said, was one of the more interesting problems that had to be solved during the design and development of the SolarBeat Tank. I think it's a great development and a further step in the direction Cartier first established with the original Must de Cartier watches, back in the 1970s.

Is the solarbeat tank must a sustainable watch?

Not only that, but also, the watch, the Tank Must, is fitted with a sustainable strap. Cyrille Vigneron, Chief Executive Officer of Cartier International, says this SolarBeat Tank Must was a necessity. He also expounded on other pressing issues the brand, and the industry as a whole, is facing.

What is a solarbeat tank must?

The SolarBeat Tank Must is the most practical Tank yet, sure, but it's also a great way to connect to a piece of real watchmaking history – and no less beautiful for being affordable. For more, click here. Visit Hodinkee affiliate Crown & Caliber to shop pre-owned Cartier models. It's the dawn of a new era.

Is the tank must solarbeat a Cartier?

The Tank Must SolarBeat is unmistakably a Cartier, yet it’s also the entry ticket to the brand. Except for the Ronde Must de Cartier, despite its steep price increase of almost 44% over the last three years, the Tank Must Solarbeat is the least expensive watch in the brand’s catalog.

What is a Cartier solarbeat?

The extra-large model features a self-winding 1847 MC caliber with central seconds and date, while the large and small models house both regular and photovoltaic (light-powered) quartz movements. The self-winding and regular quartz movements are veterans, but the SolarBeat is something we hadn’t seen before in Cartier’s lineup.

Are tank must solarbeat straps animal based?

Both straps for the Tank Must SolarBeat are produced without using animal materials. Cartier indicates that a plant-based material is used to make these lovely, soft, and comfortable straps; we heard rumors about it being an apple-based material, but that hasn’t been confirmed.