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exHowfener wrote: Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:44 pm I may be lacking in imagination, but does a Cartier "Tank" really look like Renault FT 17, or was it just cashing in on the popularity of what was seen as exciting new technology?
It was based, apparently, on the shape of an early military tank as viewed from above. I think that is the official version.

Interestingly, the extensions of the case to hold the strap are known chez Cartier as brancards, the French word for a stretcher. Again, the visual resemblance is understandable.

The standard French word for lugs is “cornes” (horns).
JAFO wrote: Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:45 pm Is lightcatcher just a name, or is it really designed to illuminate a watch dial more, as it were?
I think it might be to do with the way that light reflects off the polished and bevelled edges.
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thomcat00 wrote: Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:55 pm
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thomcat00 wrote: Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:00 pm I think the Rolex “Oyster” case refers to its type rather than a particular designed look. Anyone know definitively?
It is a reference to the construction of the case. There have been and still are a number of slight different shape oyster cases used by Rolex.

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“Oyster” as a watertight construction is what Rolex advertise. I was wondering if there is a consistent look to the Oyster case much like the Light Catcher has across CW? I don’t know the answer. The very few Rolex watches I’ve seen look somewhat similar. Is a Sub, for instance, in an Oyster case that looks like the Day Date case?

Porsche, in the automotive world, filed suit against other manufacturers for “trade dress” infringement; some cars took on elements of Porsche’s look and design. Their makers had to alter future models as a result. Mazda RX-7 in the later eighties looked remarkably like the 944 in some ways. Jeep sued GM over the Hummer’s grille design.
Different cases. Easy to identify. I wouldn’t call them similar

I imagine that anyone who owns Rolex watches could identify specific models from the case shape.

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I suspect an oyster is not watertight.
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Reading this topic what jumped to mind was Seiko who have numerous well known case designs (especially in their diver lines), but they don't quite fit, because they all have reference numbers - it seems it's the fans that have given them all names!

But off the top of my head they've got the Turtle, Sumo, Samurai, Willard, Tuna, Monster... all different and distinct case designs that Seiko nerds will be all too familiar with!
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Seiko created the 44GS case design in 1967. The Reverso case debuted in 1931. Both are case shapes that define the respective brands.
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