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  • Cartier

    Cartier is a leading French luxury manufacture of watches and was founded in 1847. Today, Cartier belongs to the Richemont Group (Vacheron Constantin, IWC, Panerai, Piaget). Cartier watches are collected and admired by celebrieties, royals, affluent aficionados and passionate watch collectors alike.

    THE WATCH LIST

    Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

    Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no doubt worn away its welcome for many,...

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    Jan 5, 2021 by WatchTime

    2020, The Watch Year in Review: 7 Scintillating Skeleton Watches

    It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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    Dec 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

    Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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    Dec 8, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

    TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

    The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

    World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime archives, here are our highlights, from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present day.

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    Dec 4, 2020 by Ruediger Bucher

    FEATURE

    Design With a Bite: Five Timepieces with Animal Allure

    Dangerous creatures have always held a magical attraction. In this feature from the WatchTime Special Design Issue 2019, on sale now, we look at five exciting horological creations that reveal this fascination.

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    Oct 5, 2020 by Maria-Bettina Eich

    TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

    10 Milestone Moments in the History of the Wristwatch

    Today it is common for a man to wear a watch on his wrist, but it was a different story around 100 years ago. World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918, brought to the battlefield much that was new — airplanes, mustard gas, military tanks. It also brought something new to...

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    Aug 21, 2020 by WatchTime

    A Tank for the Memories: Cartier Privé Collection Adds Vintage-Inspired Tank Asymétrique

    French watch and jewelry king Cartier always makes a splash with its annual releases, and this year the brand has already surprised many with the return of its 1980s classic, the Pasha, and its updated, revitalized Santos collection. Yet for all the attention these new models have received, much discussion of the maison’s most notable...

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    May 6, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    ’80s Redux: The Return of the Cartier Pasha

    Cartier, long known for producing timepieces that captured the stylish zeitgeist of their respective eras, grabbed the watch world’s attention in the go-go 1980s with the introduction of the Pasha in 1985, a watch based on a historical model from 1932. The model’s intriguing story continues this year with the introduction at Watches & Wonders...

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    Apr 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE:

    First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

    WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as Lincoln's Waltham pocketwatch, JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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    Feb 17, 2020 by Norma Buchanan

    FEATURE

    Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Cartier Tonneau

    As the new year begins and the new Roaring ‘20s kicks off in style, this week we’ll take a look at an early 20th-Century-inspired watch model that was surely found on the wrists of many gentleman dandies during that era of 100 years ago: the Cartier Tonneau. In 2019, Cartier released an updated Tonneau collection...

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    Jan 5, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    EVENTS:

    Join WatchTime at South Coast Plaza for “The Art of the Timepiece” on June 6, 2019

    Summer has finally arrived, so why not join us for an evening celebrating “The Art of the Timepiece” at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California? South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall on the West Coast and features over 20 fine timepiece boutiques. From June 6 – 9, 2019, the luxury retail destination...

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    May 30, 2019 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    Three Unusual Cartier Tank Watches from the Past 100-Plus Years

    To many people, the Cartier Tank is the Platonic ideal of a dress watch. I have a personal soft spot for the iconic model as well — I fell in love with the watch’s quadrilateral design at a young age and it drove my watch obsession that continues to this day. While the long-established square...

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    Jan 30, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    SIHH 2019:

    Cartier Grows the Santos Collection With Chronographs and a Luminous Skeleton

    Last year’s SIHH saw Cartier relaunch the famed Santos de Cartier, the gents’ timepiece inspired by Alberto Santos-Dumont — pioneering aviator, inventor, and buddy of Louis Cartier, who basically invented the wristwatch as a personal favor to him. The story of the Santos’s origins can be explored in a bit more detail in my report...

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    Jan 18, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    SIHH 2019:

    The Official WatchTime Pre-SIHH 2019 Roundup

    SIHH 2019 is a day away and our team is on the ground in Geneva ready to bring you the hottest horological news. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook if you aren’t already and get ready for the breaking news that is sure to follow. While you anxiously wait for the latest update, you can catch...

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    Jan 13, 2019 by WatchTime

    SIHH 2019 PREVIEW:

    A Tonneau for the 21st Century: The Cartier Privé Collection

    Cartier has a long and distinguished history of dabbling outside the confines of the traditional round watch case, at times with iconic results such as the emblematic Tank and Santos models. At SIHH 2019 in Geneva, Cartier revives another early 20th-century shaped model that went on to become hugely influential, its 1906 Tonneau, in the new Cartier Privé line.

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    Nov 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    Announcing the Winner of the Inaugural WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest

    After a long Labor Day weekend of deliberation over the 300+ entries we received for the inaugural WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest, we narrowed it down to five images from four WatchTime readers on the way to choosing a single winner. All pictures were judged by our editorial team on three factors: composition, creativity, and image...

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    Sep 4, 2018 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Cartier Santos 2018

    The new Cartier Santos collection was one of the quieter releases of SIHH 2018, although it marks a significant transition for the world’s first wristwatch. With curvier elements, various sizes and materials, and a fresh refinement, the re-introduction of the series, after the discontinuation of the Cartier Santos 100 collection two years ago, is a...

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    Jul 22, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

    FEATURE

    What Makes a Dive Watch a Dive Watch?

    One leading source offers a definitive answer to the question of what determines whether a timepiece can legitimately be called a “dive watch” or “divers’ watch” in this article.

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    Jun 29, 2018 by WatchTime

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Extended Drive: Two New Case Options for Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat

    Cartier built upon its long tradition of elegantly shaped watches in 2016 with the introduction of an entirely new men's collection, called Drive de Cartier. This year the watch-and-jewelry maison expands the series with new variations whose cushion-shaped cases feature a slimmer profile for an even more understated look: the Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat.

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    Jun 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    EXPERT ADVICE:

    Which Watch Brands Are Most Likely to Increase in Value?

    It's a question watch collectors — especially new ones — always want answered: What watches that tend to increase in value over time? FratelloWatches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer shares his insights and delves into the most collectible watch models from brands like Rolex, Omega, and Audemars Piguet.

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    May 21, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer
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