{"id":88667,"date":"2020-10-14T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-timeless-watchmaker-from-a-to-z\/"},"modified":"2020-10-14T03:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:31:00","slug":"the-timeless-watchmaker-from-a-to-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-timeless-watchmaker-from-a-to-z\/","title":{"rendered":"#The timeless watchmaker, from A to Z"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The timeless watchmaker, from A to Z<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\n October 13, 2020 |<\/span> 8:31pm\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 1 of<\/span>
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\n Am\u00e9ricaine:<\/b>
\nCartier’s most
\niconic watch, the
\nTank, was created
\nin 1917; its linear
\ndesign pays
\nhomage to WWI
\nmilitary tanks. The
\nAm\u00e9ricaine model
\nis elongated
\nand curved, so
\nit wraps around
\nthe wearer’s
\nwrist. Reissued in
\nsteel, it remains
\ntimeless. Tank Am\u00e9ricaine<\/a><\/span> in steel, $6,000<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 2 of<\/span>
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\n Blue:<\/b> An
\nelegant sapp<\/a>hire
\ncabochon on
\nthe crown is
\none of the
\nhouse’s design
\nsignatures <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 3 of<\/span>
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\n La Chaux-de-Fonds:<\/b> Cartier’s
\ngleaming manufacture is in
\nSwitzerland’s famed “Watch
\nValley” city, a UNESCO
\nWorld Heritage site. <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n
\n Duchess of
\nCambridge:<\/b>
\nKate Middleton
\nis never late,
\nthanks to her
\ntrusty Ballon
\nBleu de Cartier
\nwatch. She
\npairs it with
\neverything
\nfrom jeans to
\ncocktail dresses. <\/p>\n

Bruce Adams-Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n
\n Extraordinary:<\/b> Beneath
\nthe mesmerizing rutilatedquartz cabochon on Cartier’s
\nMagnitude High Jewelry “Soreli”
\nwatch sits a secret dial. Six
\nkite-shaped diamonds (totaling
\n1.68 carats) and 185 brilliantcut sparklers (weighing 6.62
\ncarats) add to the dazzle of the
\nmasterwork’s 83.35-carat dome. Magnitude High Jewelry “Soreli” Secret Watch<\/a><\/span> in 18-k white gold with quartz movement, price upon request<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Feline:<\/b> Majestic panthers have
\ninspired Cartier pieces since
\n1914, prowling on everything
\nfrom diamond-encrusted Les
\nHeures Panth\u00e8re watches to fine
\njewelry, bags and scarves. <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 7 of<\/span>
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\n
\n Guilloch\u00e9:<\/b>
\nCartier dials
\noften feature a
\nmechanically
\nengraved,
\ncircular wavelike pattern
\ncalled guilloch\u00e9.
\nThe decorative
\ntechnique dates
\nback to the
\n18th century in
\nwatchmaking.
\nBallon Bleu de Cartier<\/a><\/span> in 18-k rose gold, $15,800<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 8 of<\/span>
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\n
\n Hands:<\/b> Cartier hands are typically shaped like a glaive — or sword — and often point to a Roman numeral display. Baignoire<\/a><\/span> in 18-k rose gold, $24,900<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 9 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Innovation:<\/b>
\nWhere’s the dial
\non Cartier’s Pasha
\nde Cartier Skeleton<\/a><\/span>? It’s integrated
\ninto the 278-part
\nmovement
\n(including 19
\nrubies) with skeletonized bridges. <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 10 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Jeweler:<\/b> King Edward VII of the UK called Cartier “the jeweler of kings and the king of jewelers. <\/p>\n

The Print Collector\/Print Collector\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 11 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Kennedy:<\/b> Former first lady Jackie Kennedy’s gold Cartier Tank (engraved Feb.
\n23, 1963) was purchased at auction in 2017 by Kim Kardashian for $379,500 <\/p>\n

Alamy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 12 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Links:<\/b> Sinuous
\nrectangular chain
\nlinks aligned on
\nthe bias make the
\nlimited-edition
\nMaillon de
\nCartier anything
\nbut square. Maillon de Cartier<\/a><\/span> in 18-k rose gold with diamonds, $31,100<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n
\n Meghan Markle:<\/b> After
\nthe second season of
\n“Suits,” the actress
\ntreated herself to a
\nCartier Tank Fran\u00e7aise
\nin gold and stainless
\nsteel. She engraved it:
\n“To M.M. From M.M.” <\/p>\n

George Pimentel\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 14 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Number:<\/b> The back
\nof every watch case
\nis engraved with a
\nunique serial number. <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 15 of<\/span>
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\n
\n Obama:<\/b> Former first lady
\nMichelle Obama
\nhonored Cartier
\nby sporting a steel
\nTank Fran\u00e7aise in
\nher first official
\nportrait. <\/p>\n

Photo12\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Princess Diana:<\/b> The royal
\nalternated two yellowgold Cartier
\nwatches: a Tank Louis
\nCartier and a Tank Fran\u00e7aise that was gifted by her father. <\/p>\n

AP Photo\/POOL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 17 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n QuickSwitch:<\/b>
\nSwapping
\nSantos and
\nPasha de Cartier
\nstraps and
\nbracelets is a
\nsnap with this
\nclever system. Santos de Cartier<\/a><\/span> in steel with interchangeable straps, $7,100<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Screws:<\/b> Exposed
\nhardware punctuating the
\nbezel is a Santos design
\nsignature introduced
\nmore than a century ago. Santos-Dumont Limited Edition<\/a><\/span> in 18-k yellow gold, $14,300<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 20 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Two-Timing:<\/b>
\nActor Chris Pratt
\nlikes the Calibre
\nso much that he
\ndoubled down on
\n“Jimmy Kimmel
\nLive!” last year,
\nrocking both
\nthe Diver and a
\nChronograph. <\/p>\n

Randy Holmes\/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 21 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Unisex:<\/b> With its graphic
\nsquare-inside-a-circle design,
\nthe Pasha de Cartier can be
\nworn by everyone. For the
\nrecent update, the chained
\ncrown is topped with a blue
\nspinel or sapphire, straps
\nare now interchangeable,
\nand initials can be engraved
\ninside the crown cover. Pasha de Cartier<\/a><\/span> in steel with interchangeable straps, $6,150<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 22 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Virtue<\/b>: As a founding member of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, an industry think tank, Cartier promotes expertise, advancement and training in fine watchmaking around the world. <\/p>\n

Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 23 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Warhol:<\/b> Cartier aficionado Andy Warhol once uttered the immortal words, “I wear a Tank because it is the watch to wear!” <\/p>\n

Michael Childers\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 24 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n XL:<\/b> An oversize
\ntake on the house’s
\n1904 aviator
\nwatch, the new
\nSantos-Dumont
\nXL occupies a
\nconfident 46.6
\nby 33.9 mm of
\nwrist-estate. Santos-Dumont Limited Edition “La Demoiselle,”<\/a><\/span> extra-large model in platinum with interchangeable straps, $43,600<\/i> <\/p>\n

Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 25 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Years:<\/b> The 173-year-old company was
\nfounded in Paris by Louis-Fran\u00e7ois Cartier,
\nwho took over the Paris workshop of
\njeweler Adolphe Picard. It was Cartier’s
\nenterprising grandsons Louis, Pierre and
\nJacques who opened stores overseas and
\nturned the brand into a global phenomenon <\/p>\n

Cartier Archives, Paris \u00a9 Cartier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 26 of<\/span>
\n 26 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n Zendaya:<\/b>
\nStyle leader and Emmy winner Zendaya favors a Panth\u00e8re de Cartier watch, as luminous
\nas her sunny gown. <\/p>\n

Gotham\/GC Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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