It is a VIO and he is a VIP.
The very important object is the descriptor bestowed upon Cartier's iconic 100-year-old Tank watch by writer and historian Franco Cologni.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 10, 2019, with the headline Rolling in with 31 Tanks. Subscribe