CARTIER ROLLS OUT A FRESH START WITH SOME BLING.
CARTIER ROLLS OUT A FRESH START WITH SOME BLING.
FOLLOWING THE GRAND ENTRANCE of the French watchmaker’s latest bezel, the Clé de Cartier, is the mesmerising Clé de Cartier Automatic Skeleton – an evident advancement of the Maison’s mastery for SIHH 2016. Housing the calibre 9621MC, the new model is Cartier’s first skeleton movement with this automatic winding calibre, a milestone again exemplified by polished bridges that two-time as exaggerated roman numerals, revealing the magnificent openwork wonders below. The real challenge, however, is tucked within: the seemingly invisible skeletonised oscillating weight that still conserves the winding efficiency. This feat was achieved by establishing a judicious balance between its thickness and diameter, determining the optimum weight of the 22K gold rotor.
Also to be unveiled at Geneva in January is the Panthère Et Colibri watch, a reimagined tribute to the first Cartier panther motif on a ladies’ wristwatch in 1914. This year, the symbol of a feminine confidence liberated from convention returns alongside the Rotonde de Cartier watch Day/Night retrograde Moon Phases, a complication that has been close to the brand since 1910.
Mimicking an interrupting droplet on serene waters, the Cartier High Jewellery Bracelet heralds a 63,66cts pear-shaped DIF diamond and makes a ripple on a pond made of 645 brilliant diamonds. A work of art that took 1,200 hours, the structure and material toys with movement and rhythm on the wrist through delicate openwork and immaculate materials: each flawless stone doesn’t just reflect the light, it intensifies, multiplies and glows in all directions.
