Michelle Obama's Cartier Tank Francaise

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born in January 17, 1964. Michelle is wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, Barack Obama, and she is also the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

Michelle Robinson was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. After completing her formal education, she returned to Chicago and accepted a position with the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband. Subsequently, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Throughout 2007 and 2008, she helped campaign for her husband's presidential bid and delivered a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She is the mother of two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and is the sister of Craig Robinson, men's basketball coach at Oregon State University.

Michelle Obama chose her steel Cartier Tank Francaise. A very popular Cartier Tank watch tasteful and also luxurious. It comes in both male and female models with various levels of gilding. 

The Cartier Tank Francaise watch, introduced in 1917 during the First World War, was Cartier's most famous collection. Louis Cartier was inspired by the tough new war-machine, which was introduced to the fighting in Europe, and designed a rugged yet beautiful watch that became a classic. The Cartier Tank watch is manufactured in stainless steel, all types of gold or combined, and is available in three sizes: Cartier lady watches, with a 25mm x 20mm case; mid-size with a 31mm x 25mm case; and Cartier man watches with a 35mm x 29mm case. The case is rectangular, may be decorated with diamonds and has a cabochon crown; the dial is very easy-to-read and has bold roman numerals; the bracelet has rectangular links combined in a particular pattern-design that is similar to the tank's track. Though the Cartier Tank watch is a classic formal watch, it is very reliable, and is also water-resistant.













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Watches in Movies: 12 Rounds, 2012, 88 Minutes and After the Sunset

12 Rounds (2009)
An internationally-well known terrorist named Miles Jackson -Aidan Gillen- has kidnapped detective Danny Fisher’s -John Cena- girlfriend Molly Porter -Ashley Scott- and forced him into "12 Rounds" of dangerous games carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans.

 Det. Danny Fisher -John Cena- wears a Girard-Perreagux Wristwatch

2012 (2009)
American geologist Adrian Helmsley -Chiwetel Ejiofor- travels to India to meet his friend Satnam, who has discovered that neutrinos from a massive solar flare have penetrated the Earth and are causing the temperature of its core to increase rapidly. Adrian returns to Washington D.C. to inform White House Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser (Oliver Platt) and US President Thomas Wilson (Danny Glover) to inform about what he has discovered. Many things will occur till 2012…

Jackson Curtis -John Cusack- wears a IWC Mark XVI Wristwatch



88 Minutes (2007)
Seattle. Jack Gramm, a successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor, is in evidence since being responsible for the condemnation of a serial killer -Jon Forster- being able of influencing the jury to sentence him to the death row. Jon accuses Jack of manipulation, inducing one witness and sister of one of his victims to testify against him. On the eve of Jon's execution, Jack receives a phone call…

Lauren Douglas -Leelee Sobieski- wears a Cartier Wristwatch

Dr. Jack Gramm -Al Pacino- wears a TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Wristwatch

After the Sunset (2004)
Two master thieves are finally retiring after one last successful mission. Residing in their own tropical paradise, their old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is an ocean liner called the "Diamond Cruise" and Stan is convinced that they're not really retired at all, and that this is the next setup. While Lola is busy settling into their new life and trying to find ways to keep busy, Max is contemplating whether or not to steal the diamond. Will he?
 

Max Burdett -Pierce Brosnan- wears a Panerai Wristwatch

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Cartier Roadster

An automatic, self-winding mechanical movement, also water resistance to 330-foot. It features an extra-large case with a walnut burl face accented by rhodium zed hour, minute and second hands. This limited edition version of the Cartier Roadster comes with an interchangeable leather band. The rose-gold version is limited to just 250 pieces, while the white gold incarnation is limited to only 150 and carries a higher price at $41,000. These watches are available at a Cartier showroom.

Technical Information:

Movement: hand-wound mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP X calibre, 16½ lignes, 17 jewels. Glucydur® balance with Nivarox® I spring, 21,600 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 56 hours. Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges.

Functions: hours and minutes.
Case: diameter 47 mm, polished steel with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Winding crown personalised Panerai.

Bezel: polished steel.

Back: see-through sapphire crystal.

Dial: black with luminous hour markers and Arabic and Roman numerals.

Crystal: PLEXIGLAS, 2 mm thick.

Water resistance: 30 metres.

Strap: leather with PANERAI personalised steel sewn-in buckle.

* Officine Panerai is not the owner of the Trade Marks Glucydur®, Nivarox®, Incabloc® and PLEXIGLAS®

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