Announcing the Winners of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2018 Replica Wholesale

Component of the Tank’s history is the many important 20th century characters who have prominently worn it. We will not (can’t) list them all here, but monarchs, politicians, and accurate icons of music and sports have aided the tank reach its standing and are testament to its success. These were not “new ambassadors” as we understand them now, but true fans of the watch – or those just following a fashion, such as Andy Warhol, who seemingly did not keep it wound onto his wrist.Cartier Tank watches have included a selection of moves above their history, and the oldest models used manually wound Jaeger moves. The very first Cartier Tanks were somewhat stouter than the perfectly (in my view) tasteful proportions of the Tank we know now, best exemplified by the Tank Louis Cartier which has been first introduced in 1922. I have been unable to pinpoint exactly when the predominance of Breguet pomme-style palms gave way to the sword-shaped hands most widespread on Cartier watches now. Though technically a more recent model, the contemporary Cartier Tank Solo XL is similar in layout to the Tank Louis Cartier and does a fantastic job, I believe, of representing its own heritage.Cartier’s current Tank collection comprises six versions: Anglaise, Americaine, Française, Louis Cartier, MC, and Solo. Yet more, the Cartier Tank Solo XL Automatic in steel onto a leather strap reflects the brand’s most economical mechanical men’s watch. For the album, the cheapest men’s watch overall is – no, not the quartz Tank Solo, but the Cartier Ronde Solo quartz watch observed below at about $2,600. Having a 36mm-wide (6.6mm-thick) steel instance (30m water-resistant), the Cartier Ronde Solo quartz watch is small for a lot of contemporary men’s tastes however is easy, with no fuss, and offers a lot what many people need from Cartier.

Now in its 13th year, the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards (CWIA) was set up by the Parisian jeweller, McKinsey and INSEAD to develop female entrepreneurs by rewarding “women-run, for-profit businesses” that “create strong social impact”. One of the 2013 winners, for instance, started a company that recycles trash in Nigeria. Crucially, winners receive not just a substantial cash prize, but also resources to further develop their businesses, including the chance to attend INSEAD.

Hosted by Cartier chief executive Cyrille Vigneron, the 2018 award ceremony took place on April 26 in Singapore, with almost 2800 applicants from over 130 countries from Austria and Pakistan competing for six prizes, one for each major region.

The 2018 winners are:

Asia-Pacific: Swati Pandey, India
Arboreal Agro Innovations – An industrial scale, vertically-integrated producer of stevia, a 100% natural substitute for sugar.

Europe: Kristina Tsvetanova, Austria
Blitab Technology – A tactile tablet for the blind and visually impaired.

Latin America: Paula Gomez, Brazil
Epistemic – A device that alerts patients and caregivers of an oncoming epileptic seizure up to 25 minutes in advance.

Middle East and North Africa: Siroun Shamigian, Lebanon
Kamkalima – An online platform that uses artificial intelligence and data analytics to help learn and teach Arabic.

North America: Yiding Yu, United States
Twiage – A digital platform that enables the transmission of real-time data from ambulance to hospital.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Melissa Bime, Cameroon
Infiuss – An online blood bank that collects and dispatches blood donations to hospitals.

Each of the six winners received a US$100,000 cheque, while the remaining 12 finalists each got US$30,000. Equally importantly, the winners and finalists will all receive business coaching, media coverage and an option to attend an executive education course at INSEAD. For more, visit CWIA.