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" It&amp;#039;s hip to be square. Or should we say it&amp;#039;s hip to be rectangular. At least, that&amp;#039;s the case according to Chet Baker, who appears to be wearing a decidedly un-round Cartier Tank watch in this photo from 1953. The musician was the irreverent iconoclast of the mid-century jazz explosion. Beatniks and bankers, lawyers and the lawless \u2014 they all flocked to clubs across the world to see Baker play, drawn in by his trumpet skills and commanding cool over these dimly lit haunts. A big part of that commanding cool was Baker&amp;#039;s style. The man was the rebel of the Ivy-styled Jazz era, donning the refined button-down look at times, but also teetering across the line into a more bohemian aesthetic. So it&amp;#039;s only fitting that he&amp;#039;d wear a watch that similarly broke with the standards of the day, eschewing the classic circular case in favor of something squared-off and streamlined. And tough. The original Tank watch was given by Louis Cartier himself to the legendary general who lead the American forces in World War One, John J. Pershing. This was a man who had guts, and so did Baker \u2014 though his just so happened to be continuously lined with a cocktail of pure emotion, booze, and heroin. Still, he was a player who managed to take jazz to new places, introducing intricate contrapuntal touches that complemented Gerry Mulligan&amp;#039;s baritone sax on hits like &amp;quot;My Funny Valentine,&amp;quot; and changing the way audiences listened to the music. Much as Baker is revered for his trailblazing efforts, the tank is renowned for its unexpected style, as that simple change of shape forever changed how we think a watch &amp;quot;should look.&amp;quot; A fittingly revolutionary watch, for a revolutionary man. Get the Look: Tank Louis Cartier watch ($9,850) by Cartier, cartier.com Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. --- More lessons from style icons Yul Brynner&amp;#039;s Roped Shoulders Wes Anderson&amp;#039;s Casual Suit Hugh Hefner&amp;#039;s Single-Button Jacket Gay Talese&amp;#039;s Pocket Square and Tie Combo Steve Martin&amp;#039;s Belt Buckle Andy Warhol&amp;#039;s Field Jacket David Byrne&amp;#039;s Panama Hat Bob Dylan&amp;#039;s Sunglasses Arthur Miller&amp;#039;s Sport Coat Dean Martin&amp;#039;s Shorts Gary Cooper&amp;#039;s Socks Sam Cooke&amp;#039;s Trousers Jack Lemmon&amp;#039;s Slippers Errol Flynn&amp;#039;s Watch David Hockney&amp;#039;s Bengal Stripe Shirt Cary Grant&amp;#039;s Tie Dimple Douglas Fairbanks Jr.&amp;#039;s Belt Marlon Brando&amp;#039;s Perfect White T-Shirt Dustin Hoffman&amp;#039;s Unbuttoned Collar Vittorio de Sica&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Mick Jagger&amp;#039;s Popover Ralph Lauren&amp;#039;s Contrast Waistcoat Gordon Parks&amp;#039; Trench Coat Steve McQueen&amp;#039;s Collar Pin Miles Davis&amp;#039; Perfectly Proportioned DB Suit Jack Nicholson&amp;#039;s Peak Lapels Woody Allen&amp;#039;s Cardigan Gianni Agnelli&amp;#039;s Spread Collar JFK&amp;#039;s Polo Shirt Robert Redford&amp;#039;s TV Fold John Lennon&amp;#039;s Patch Pockets Gregory Peck&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Warren Beatty&amp;#039;s Side-Tab Trousers Frank Sinatra&amp;#039;s Hat Sean Connery&amp;#039;s Pant Cuffs Michael Caine&amp;#039;s Gorge Height Paul Newman&amp;#039;s Collar Roll "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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