This year, Cartier has added two new models to the Drive de Cartier collection that was released in 2016. A watch designed to be worn on every occasion and as classic and timeless to go with a pair of jeans or with a suit and tie, the Drive the Cartier is now available with Moon Phases —in 18K pink gold or stainless steel— or in an Extra-Flat reference —also in 18K pink gold or stainless steel.
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SIHH 2017: New Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
A watch that we were patiently awaiting to see at the SIHH 2017 and one that is definitely part of our short list of favorite and most impressive timepieces this year is the Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. Marking the first time that Cartier associates a Mysterious Complication with a Minute Repeater, this is a double complication like no other.
News: Pre-SIHH 2017 New Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. A Minute Repeater Like No Other.
Marking the first time that Cartier associates a Mysterious Complication with a Minute Repeater, this is a double complication like no other. The new Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. Fitted with a measuring 45 mm in diameter and a mere thickness of 11.15 mm, this new watch is powered by the new Cartier in-house calibre 9407MC.
Experience: A Day at the North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking NAIOSW. An Exceptional Free Program Fully Subsidized by Richemont Group and Cartier.
Last week, we had the pleasure to visit the North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking —NAIOSW— invited by our friends at Cartier. This visit that we can refer to as one of the 'most enlightening' days in our watch collecting life, was for sure a day very well spent. The NAIOSW was established in 2008 —education began in 2009— by the Richemont Group with the purpose of educating and training successful watchmakers for a career in luxury watch repair.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver Bleu. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
The new SIHH 2016 Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver is now also available with a strikingly beautiful blue dial. This new watch maintains its 42 mm x 11 mm case and will continue to be available in all other seven models available up to date.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new Cartier Panthères et Colibri and the Cartier Panthère Mystérieuse. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
Yet, another two of those ladies' timepieces from Cartier that we just need to feature no matter what. We are talking about the new Cartier Panthers and Colibri —Panthères et Colibri— and the new Cartier Mysterious Panther —Panthère Mystérieuse— new high jewellery watches released at the SIHH 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new Cartier Clé de Cartier Automatic Skeleton. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
The new SIHH 2016 Cartier Clé de Cartier Automatic Skeleton makes its appearance only a year after the Clé de Cartier model was first introduced in 2015. It owes its name to its winding crown, the shape and clicking action of a key inspired by traditionally key-wound clocks, which Cartier now transposes onto the wrist, thus inventing a new watchmaking gesture.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier Enamel Granulation Limited Edition. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
You all know, that we rarely feature ladies' watches here. However, when it comes to this new watch from Cartier, we just had to. This new Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier Enamel Granulation in 18K yellow gold presented at the SIHH 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, is definitely worth talking about because of the special Etruscan enameling technique utilized on its dial.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new Cartier 'Drive de Cartier'. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
One of the most important releases this year at the SIHH 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève, was the brand new watch from Cartier, called Drive de Cartier. Inspired by automobilism, at a glance, the new SIHH 2016 Cartier Drive de Cartier is undeniably easily recognizable as a Cartier watch all the way from the guilloché pattern on its dial to the blue sapphire winding crown.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph. Live Pictures and Pricing.
The Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph was introduced at the SIHH 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie two weeks ago and is definitely one of those watches that offers wonderful value for your money. Fitted with a perfectly sized case in stainless steel measuring 40 mm in diameter —also available in 18K white gold with blue dial, blue alligator strap and in a limited edition of 500 pieces— and with a classic looking silvered guilloché dial with Roman numerals and minute chapter ring, the new Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph is a true 12-hour chrono in all the sense of the word. Powered by the same in-house chronograph calibre 1904-CH that powers the Calibre de Cartier Chronograph, this watch offers excellent value for the money.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Reversed Dial. Live Pictures and Pricing.
Continuing with our coverage of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie SIHH 2015, with our hands-on reviews and live pictures, we now bring you another amazing novelty from the French Maison established in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier. The new Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Reversed Dial is another exceptional creation by the team lead by Carole Forestier-Kasapi. This new timepiece is fitted with a generous 46 mm 18K white gold case, beaded 18K white gold crown set with a blue sapphire cabochon, 18K white gold sunray guilloché dial, blued-steel sword-shaped hands and a black alligator strap with double adjustable folding 18K white gold buckle.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon. Live Pictures and Pricing.
This year at the SIHH 2015, Cartier the French Maison that is very well known for their very high end jewelry creations, presented a handful of novelties that will continue to position the brand as one of the top haute horlogerie houses. While most of these novelties are not necessarily the most affordable from a pricing standpoint, there are for sure exceptional when it comes to watchmaking. In 2010, Cartier offered a new vision of traditional tourbillon design with the Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon watch. For the first time, this complication was no longer limited solely to its function, which consists of guaranteeing better timekeeping and reducing the effects of gravity, but instead was fully incorporated into the aesthetics of the watch. Indeed, unlike classic tourbillons which rotate around their own axis, the Astrotourbillon is distinguished by its elongated cage that enables the balance to make a complete circle of the dial in a minute, thus marking the seconds and evoking a star. In 2012, on the back of research led by the innovation programme responsible for the ID One and ID Two concept watches, which explore, among other areas, the performance of materials never before seen in watchmaking, Cartier decided to use carbon crystal for the Astrotourbillon, thus making it the first Cartier movement available for purchase to benefit from this incredible technical advancement.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton. Live Pictures and Pricing.
Along with seven other new models that were presented by Cartier at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie SIHH 2015 in Geneva, this exceptional complication was also unveiled. The new Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton ref. W1556251 showcases one of the most sophisticated movements in fine watchmaking with a perpetual calendar, a flying tourbillon and a minute repeater all housed in a generous and elegant 45 mm platinum case. Fitted with a pusher instead of a lever to activate the minute repeater mechanism, the new Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton is definitely one of the watches that takes the central stage at the SIHH this year. The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is an incredible feat of watchmaking. 578 components, 5 years of development, 15 weeks of production at the Manufacture, 10 weeks of decorating and finishing and 5 weeks of assembly. The result is measured in millimeters. A thickness of 5.49 mm for a self-winding mechanical movement that brings together three of the most prestigious fine watchmaking complications: a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater and a flying tourbillon. Of all Cartier watchmaking creations, this timepiece is the most complex.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Rotonde de Cartier Annual Calendar. Live Pictures and Pricing.
Among the seven new timepieces that were unveiled by Cartier at the SIHH 2015, one that we really liked is the new Rotonde de Cartier Annual Calendar ref. WHRO0002. There's something so special about annual calendars that we really fancy this new watch. The new Rotonde de Cartier Annual Calendar features a solid and nicely sized 40 mm 18K pink gold case with an in-house calibre. Fitted with a beaded 18K pink gold crown set with a blue sapphire cabochon, white galvanized guilloché dial, blued-steel sword-shaped hands, hammer-shaped hand with a red tip and brown alligator leather strap with double adjustable folding 18K pink gold buckle, the new Rotonde de Cartier Annual Calendar ranks high when it comes to our favorite watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie this year in Geneva. This beautiful complication with days indicated by a hammer-shaped hand and months by a disc with large date at 12 o'clock is one of the most refined and elegant watches we saw at the salon. Its dial with 'guilloché' center and Roman numerals stays true to the values and DNA of Cartier.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Cartier Rêves de Panthères Day/Night Complication. A Dream of Femininity.
A timeless subject of artistic watchmaking expression at Cartier, the dreamlike panther enters the decoration —at once diurnal and nocturnal— of a Day/Night movement that belongs to the great tradition of the Maison’s complications. A complete and tangible vision of time measurement that resembles a jewellery dream lulled by a precious sky that changes from starry night to shining sun. The figurehead of an incredible watchmaking journey, the panther, over the years, has ventured from one movement to another, sometimes skeletonised, sometimes oscillating, giving rise a creative repertoire to which the latest Rêves de Panthères watch belongs. The famous feline appears for the first time in a pack, surrounding a fabulous disc: a graphic, feminine and jewelled interpretation of one of Cartier’s most recent fine watchmaking movements. Driven by the automatic calibre 9916 MC, the sun and the moon take turns indicating the time, appearing and disappearing in an alternating astral display, a magical spectacle observed by the three panthers. Entirely pavé-set with diamonds, this celestial watch is an ode to Cartier’s emblematic animal. On the Rêves de Panthères watch, their silhouettes spotted with black lacquer mark the timeless aesthetic with their enchanting trace.
The new Cartier Rêves de Panthères watch presented at the SIHH 2015 is fitted with a 42 mm 18K white gold case set with brilliant-cut diamonds, a beaded crown set with a brilliant-cut diamond, sword-shaped hands in blued steel and a dial in 18K white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds. The watch is delivered on a dark blue alligator strap with folding buckle in 18K white gold also set with brilliant-cut diamonds. The display case back reveals the in-house Cartier automatic calibre 9916 MC composed of 240 parts and 36 jewels and which provides a power reserve of 48 hours when fully wound.
Sticker Price TBC. For more info on Cartier click here.
SIHH 2015: Introducing the New Clé de Cartier. Live Pictures and Pricing.
Today we bring you the new Clé de Cartier just released at the SIHH 2015 in Geneva. With this new watch Cartier seeks to pare down silhouettes and reduce them to their essence, with a focus on precision, balance and proportion. Great mastery was employed to create a seamless flow, a minimalist elegance and a harmonious design. Sharp edges were eliminated. The bezel is gently rounded, the horns smoothly tapered. All of which evoke an intangible perfection. “Clé” means “key” in French and the crown’s resemblance to one is unmistakable. The act of resetting the time and date introduces a new gesture to the world of watchmaking, one that recalls the traditional turning of a key to wind up a clock. Elongated and pure, it is adorned with a sapphire that is not set in a classical manner. Instead, it is ingeniously inserted to remain flush with the metal surrounding it.
SIHH 2014: Experience the Cartier Pavilion. Elegance, Creativity and the Largest Number of Novelties Unveiled by Any Brand.
This year at the SIHH 2014 Cartier presented the largest number of novelties of any brand present at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie and also had the largest pavilion of all, taking over a whole corner of the salon at the Palexpo in Geneva. Cartier presented a total of 103 new watches, 12 unique pieces and 5 new calibres. Their pavilion was elegantly decorated with light colored walls with red accents, beige wood, glass displays and very opulent but tasteful looking in general.
Some of the most fascinating pieces that were presented this year and that took the center stage included the following: the Ballon Bleu Flying Tourbillon in 39 mm available in 18K rose gold and 18k white gold, the Pasha Tourbillon Chrono 46 mm in 18K rose gold, the Rotonde de Cartier Day & Night with Retrograde Moon Phase, the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire, the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon, the Tank Louis Cartier Sapphire Skeleton, the Tank Must de Cartier Two Tone Skeleton, the Rotonde de Cartier Tourbillon Chronograph 8-day power reserve, the L'Heure Envoutee de Cartier, the Calibre de Cartier Diver and the Tortue amongst others.
We have put together all these live pictures for your viewing pleasure so you can pretend you came along. Our live pictures of some of the novelties are very close and personal so just enjoy them.
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SIHH 2014: Cartier Presents the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire. Live Pictures and Pricing.
The Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire watch transforms the very essence of the perpetual calendar's functioning and appearance. The Maison's idea involves inventing a creative central display that stems from a revolutionary concept. Designed like an amphitheater, with the intention of clarifying the perpetual calendar's indications, the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire's display is an incredible watchmaking feat. It overcomes numerous readability issues that are specific to the traditional approach to this complication, which requires the juxtaposition of twelve months, seven days, the date and the type of year in a diameter of just a few centimeters. Arranged three-dimensionally in concentric levels, the display of the perpetual calendar's functions is spread over the different levels: the day is indicated on the first. It is followed by the month on the second, which is itself surmounted by the date. Thin windows move along these tiers. The perpetual calendar's final function is indicated by a hand located on the back of watch and shows what type of year it is: a leap year or a normal year. Consisting of gear trains, the construction of the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire watch's movement is a watchmaking feat that solves all the functional and ergonomic problems connected with this type of complication. It breaks away from the design of traditional perpetual calendars and introduces an alternative that enables any risk of breakage to be anticipated, adjustment errors to be resolved and chronometry to be improved. Partially patented, the gear train system of the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire's 9459 MC movement replaces the traditional lever and spring mechanisms with a gear train mechanism that substantially limits the risk of breakage when the watch is over-wound at inadvisable times. The traditional design of a perpetual calendar prohibits any manual correction several hours before and after midnight at the risk of breaking the mechanism. The adjustments made using four minuscule push-pieces on the side of the case are impractical and never clearly identified. This operating problem no longer exists with the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire watch's movement thanks to a setting system that uses the crown.
In addition to the traditional setting of the hour and minute, the crown also controls the date and month indicators. This ease of use is further increased by the possibility of correcting the functions both forwards and backwards. Wearers of the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire watch need no longer fear going beyond the current date as this error is easily corrected. Available in platinum in a limited series of a 100 pieces.
More images and full review coming later.
Sticker Price $150,000 Euro. For more info on Cartier's SIHH 2014 Novelties click here.
SIHH 2014: Cartier Presents the Calibre de Cartier Diver's Watch. Live Pictures and Pricing.
Presented earlier today, the Calibre de Cartier Diver's watch is a true diving watch that meets the standards from the ISO 6425 for diving watches. We also decided to include a few images of the gold version model. Full review and more images to come.
Sticker Price for Stainless Steel model with rubber strap $5,550 Euro and for gold with rubber $19,000 Euro. For more info on Cartier's SIHH 2014 Novelties click here.
SIHH 2014: Cartier Presents the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon. Live Pictures and Pricing.
The fascinating Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch was presented earlier today and we got a few up close shots for you including a wrist shot. This watch is the fruit of a technical and creative ambition that for Cartier consists of bringing together two complications in a daring display. The watch owes its name to the stylized portrayal of the globe and the moon represented by a tourbillon. Together, they form a creative and animated world with skeletonized Roman numerals surrounding this dynamic feat of watchmaking. The moon-phase mechanism of the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch is founded on a creative and complex design that combines a tourbillon, moon phase on demand and a second time zone. The Tourbillon mechanism is a complex complication that falls within the expertise of a limited number of watchmakers. Its main function is to fight against the effects of gravity when the watch is in a vertical position. Because it appears in its original form and exists only when its user wishes it to, the moon phase on the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch reveals a technical creativity that is doubly innovative. By pressing the push-button situated at four o'clock on the side of the case, a panels descends and partially obscures the Tourbillon carriage. The crescent thus formed reproduces exactly the moon's shape in the sky. Available in a limited edition of 50 pieces.
More pictures and full review coming later.
Sticker Price $200,000 Euro. For more info on Cartier's SIHH 2014 Novelties click here.
