Strap for Tank MC 34.3 Stainless Steel / Blue

No, the bracelet is integrated into the case and does not follow standard proprietary lugs. A universal strap will not attach. For this model I work only bespoke at the <a href="/pages/casati-booking">Casati Milano</a> Atelier, crafting the strap directly to your case geometry.

I sit with you in the atelier, take measurements directly from your case lugs, and study how the strap must flow along that classical geometry. Then I craft it by hand. We work by appointment only at <a href="/pages/casati-booking">Casati Milano</a>. It's the only way to guarantee aesthetic continuity between case and strap.

I prefer Mississippi Alligator with small scales: it has that mineral sobriety which speaks naturally to the Tank's pure geometry. If you love visible patina and character, I suggest natural Barenia, which develops colour over time and tells your wrist's story. Swift remains the refined choice without compromise.

Seven to twelve years of daily wear, depending on how you treat it and how often you wear it. Quality leather ages well: it develops colour, softness, a history. Protect it from stagnant water and forced creases. A well-crafted strap doesn't wear out: it transforms.

The Tank springs from a precise geometric vision — Louis Cartier designed it in 1917 looking down at Renault tanks from above. That rectangular purity lives in the proportions between case and lugs. A generic strap breaks that dialogue. In the atelier I rebuild that continuity, respecting the architecture that graced the wrists of Warhol and Kennedy.