Tank Américaine Medium Steel

The Cartier Tank Américaine Medium in stainless steel (ref. WSTA0017) occupies a distinctive place within the long-running Tank family, pairing the line's signature elongated, curved case with the practicality of an automatic movement. At 41.6 mm × 22.6 mm, the case proportions follow the Américaine's characteristic verticality, sitting elegantly on the wrist despite its dress-watch sensibility. The silvered beaded dial with Roman numerals upholds the classical Tank vocabulary that has defined Cartier's rectangular watches for over a century.

The Tank Américaine — named for its American-market associations and distinguished by its gently curved case that follows the contours of the wrist — has been a recurring presence in the Tank catalogue since its modern reintroduction in the 1980s and 1990s. Reference WSTA0017 represents the line's expression in polished stainless steel with an automatic calibre, broadening the Américaine's appeal beyond precious-metal configurations. Produced from 2017 through 2024, it offered collectors a wearable, lower-barrier entry into the curved Tank aesthetic. Its discontinuation has since drawn renewed collector attention to examples in the secondary market.