Cartier

Beautiful, sophisticated and perfect curves describes not the woman, but the timepiece that graces her wrist. The new Ballon Blanc de Cartier watch is such genius, and places the brand at the top of horology again. The lifestyle of women today is captured by this design and is a harmony of elegance blended with exquisite craftsmanship. This timepiece is crafted in two sizes, one very petite design with a case diameter of 24mm, and then a larger design that features a case of 30mm. Both of these...

The mystery clock concept dates back well before 1913 and introduced a clock which appears to have floating hands at the center of a translucent dial. The mystery being what drives the hands since no gear train is visible. Only a horological expert could provide the answer to the mystery clocks, and of course it all lies in concealment. Cartier introduced their mystery clocks around 1913 and the brand has continued to inspire and astound around the globe with each new mysterious watch. Unlike ot...

There is always a story behind a great design and the Cartier Santos 100 Watch is no different. Louis created this timepiece in 1904 to satisfy a request from his friend Alberto Santos Dumont. The famous aviator wanted a timepiece he could wear while flying a plane and the brand creation was born. Certainly an iconic piece, the creation came one year after the Wright Brothers famous flight and had almost as many surprises as Kitty Hawk. Flying in 1904 was very manual and dangerous, so a timepiec...

Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Astromystérieux model worthy of the award not only as one of the most beautiful releases on the exhibition SIHH 2016, but also as a clock as the true French character timepiece. This is- a model of a growing collection tourbillons, which takes inspiration from the amazing classic Cartier watches. In recent watches, transmitting "mystery tourbillon», Cartier returned to the popular Rotonde body, and it is actually three transparent sapphire glass disc - clockwork compon...

When in 1847 29-year-old jeweler Louis-Francois Cartier founded the family business in Paris district Eglise Saint-Eustache near the oyster market, there were no signs that after 50 years a small workshop would become a rich empire and there would be a line of richest clietns from all over the world. At the base of the future intercontinental luxury empire there stands a goldsmith Adolphe Picard, where Louis-François (1819-1904) was hired as an apprentice boy. Obviously journeyman tried very har...