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The Crash is one of Cartier's most iconic and desirable case shapes. Legend has it that a Cartier wristwatch, probably a Maxi Ovale or Bagnoire, was involved in a car crash and sent back for repair. U

Cartier recently announced the Calibre de Cartier Chronograph, which will be the entry level, in-house chronograph watch targeted at men. Up to now, all the other entry level chronographs, like the Sa

Every year Richard Mille Japan hosts its top clients and friends for dinner in Tokyo with Mr Richard Mille. This year's event was a two parter, which started at the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, whi

I am still travelling so this is a concise overview of the pair of new watches just announced. Detailed info to come soon. Cartier has just announced the Rotonde de Cartier perpetual calendar chronogr

I am still travelling so this is a concise overview of the pair of new watches just announced. Detailed info to come soon. New for 2013 is the Ballon Bleu tourbillon with double jumping second time zo

Launched at SIHH 2012, this is growing into one of my favourites of the year. When I first saw it I found the 46.2 mm wide case too large, but it slowly sinks in that the case is the perfect size for

This year Parmigiani Fleurier embarked on a new relationship with The Hour Glass (THG), now its retailer for SE Asia. To mark the occasion, Parmigiani and THG threw a wonderful party at the Esplanade.

Skeletonised movements have become one of the hallmarks of the Cartier Fine Watchmaking collection. Not skeleton watches in the traditional style with ornate floral engraving on filigree bridges, but

As a preview of the new watches that will be shown at SIHH 2013, Cartier has announced the new Calibre de Cartier chronograph with in-house 1904-CH MC movement. A chronograph is the obvious choice to

Carole Forestier-Kasapi has just won the Best Watchmaker Prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2012. This is strong recognition for the superb work Carole has done, both in her current capaci

Last year at SIHH Cartier unveiled the Rotonde de Cartier with turtle motif and the response from clients was extremely positive - the 10 pieces sold out in a flash. So for 2012 a mosaic technique was

This is somewhat off topic but but some of the cufflinks are quite beautiful and will definitely appeal to some forum readers. Cartier recently launched a new series of "precious men's accessories", m

I've been having discussion with a collector about the Santos Dumont in WG or ADLC titanium. He is torn on which to get. My own vote is for the WG, though I can see the attraction of the titanium. I p

The Tortue XL with jaguar motif was unveiled at SIHH last year as part of the Cartier d’Art collection of artistic timepieces. The Tortue jaguar was one of the highlights of the fair for me, and it is

After receiving many PMs and emails on the Tank Solo XL which I covered below, here is a comparison of that and the Tank Louis Cartier XL. Basically the Tank Louis Cartier XL is the next level up from

2012 is the year of the Tank and besides the Tank Anglaise which is the major new product line for the year, Cartier recently presented the Tank Solo XL. This is now the entry level mechanical - the p

At ION Orchard mall in Singapore. Here are some of the notable, newly arrived watches. The first is the rarely seen Rotonde de Cartier jumping hours with bear motif in marquetry. This watch was actual

One of the lesser known timepieces launched at SIHH 2012 is the Rotonde de Cartier Large Date Second Time Zone. Though not part of any formal collection, this Rotonde forms part of the intermediate se

At SIHH 2012 visitors to the Cartier booth were treated to a comprehensive display of historical Tank watches, arranged chronologically in display cases that even had miniature props. A condensed vers

From the highly desirable 1920s pieces with EWC calibres to the Collection Privee Cartier Paris (CPCP) of the late nineties, Cartier has had significant accomplishments in high horology over the last