Cartier
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...
As 2013 came to an end, the brand introduced four timepieces that will take 2014 by storm. One of those spectacular timepieces is the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire, a perpetual calendar tourbillon, and a stunning piece. The other pieces are the Earth Moon (a unique moon phase design), the Tank Two Tone Skeleton (an updated version of the current Santos 100), and a Caliber diving watch.
The perpetual calendar timepiece is a creative endeavor for the brand, utilizing the Caliber 9459...
Those who eagerly await the Cartier art pieces each year, will be impressed with the striking artistic skills implemented in the creation of the fantastic and ultra-high-end Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Crocodile Motif watch. This timepiece is one of the exclusive "metiers d'art" limited edition collection of watches, offered only for 2013, of which there will be only 30 pieces produced for discriminative buyers. The dial makes this watch quite a unique piece, ...
The Cartier Tortue XXL Multiple Time Zones Watch is more than a timepiece, it is an artistry of perfection that captures excellence. A world timekeeping piece, the Tortue offers amazing GMT complication that when viewed from the side offers the wearer a small window for viewing a selectable range of cities and the local time zone.
Showcasing the specific brand movement, invented and developed by Cartier, there are original features of the multiple time zone complication: automatic adjustment...
Sometimes the inspiration for a timepiece design can be done completely by accident. But if that accident happens to be in the right place at the right time, then a sensation is born. The first line of
Cartier Crash watches came out in 1967, and they have an interesting, if not intense, story that goes with them. It seems that a former Cartier executive was involved in a fiery car crash while wearing a Bagnoire Alongee piece. The Alongee had an oval shape that was deformed in t...