In 2022, Cartier celebrated the 100th anniversary of the original Tank Chinoise, a redesigned and elongated version of the Tank watch that drew inspiration from traditional Chinese architecture by incorporating prominent brancards at the top and bottom of the case. These brancards are meant to evoke the porticos of East Asian religious architecture, and bear similarities to the beautiful Mystery clocks that Cartier is renowned for.

Though the original 1922 Tank Chinoise was square-shaped, an elongated version made appearances during its 100-year long existence. Alongside reworked time-only limited editions in pink gold, yellow gold, and platinum, Cartier introduced three skeletonized versions even more heavily influenced by East Asian architecture and design. Not only the brancards of the case, but also the bridges on the dial side of the movement have been lacquered and skeletonized to resemble geometric patterns inspired by China.

In virtually brand new condition and with its full suite of accessories, this limited edition Tank Chinoise Skeleton is an audacious rendition of a classic reference, one surely to delight the avid collector.