Photo Report - An Evening With Cartier In Amsterdam

December 01, 2019

Earlier this month, we hosted a Cartier Fratello event in Amsterdam to celebrate Cartier s 50th anniversary in the Netherlands. The brand organized an experience called Tank: The Journey of a Timeless Icon, which allowed guests to discover the evolution of this enduring timepiece.A warm welcome in Cartier styleWe invited some of our readers to the beautiful Cartier boutique in Amsterdam for a panel talk with Anthony Santiso (head of image and style at Cartiers headquarters), Kristian Haagen (Cartier expert and writer for several media titles), and Robert-Jan Broer. They discussed the history of the Cartier Tank model, its design codes, and the collection of Tank watches. The panel team also shared personal stories and anecdotes about the Tank watch.Cartier brought Tank watches from its heritage collection to this special eventTank: The Journey of a Timeless IconFor this event, Cartier displayed 14 Tank watches from its heritage collection and 36 models from the current Tank collections, from the Tank Must to the latest Tank Guichets. While the 14 museum Tank pieces were for display purposes only, the guests could try all the other Tank models.The Cartier boutique opened in this specific location in 2022 and consists of a 300m2 spaceWe invited 25 of our readers to join this special evening with Cartier in AmsterdamA historical timeline with all Cartier Tank variationsA stylishly worn Cartier Tank AsymetriqueA panel talk with (LCR) Robert-Jan Broer, Kristian Haagen, and Anthony SantisoGuests proudly showing their TanksDaan sporting his Cartier Santos Galbee XLKristian (L) with a Tank Americaine and RJ (R) with a Tank Louis CartierOne of the guests wore her Ballon BleuSeveral Santos-Dumont watches were spotted on wristsPairing up!Cartier Tank Must XLTank NormaleTank BasculanteA Tank Oblique from the heritage collectionA classic Must de CartierCartier brought special displays to demonstrate the creation process of the TankFratelli and sorelle trying on watches from the Cartier Tank collectionOne of the favorites of the evening, the Tank GuichetsApproved!Admiring the Tank GuichetsEarly 1920s Tank watchesTank Guichets from 1931Another favorite of the evening!Cartier Tank models that guests could try onTank AmericaineA Cartier Tank Must on a guest s wristA Cartier Panthere in actionThat s how you do it!Tank Fran?aiseCartier Santos deconstructedThe Tank in one of its many flavorsRJ sporting the Tank LC in gold (of course)The Amsterdam Cartier boutique, with its Parisian refinementThe guests did not leave empty-handedWant to attend a Fratello event?We re organizing several events during the year, and if you d like to receive a notification, make sure you sign up for our newsletter! We hope to see you at our next event.A big thank you to the Cartier team for making this evening possible.*The images without the Fratello watermark are ? Niels de Vries, ? Cartier.