Cartier

One of my favourite watches from Cartier last year was the incredibly striking Tortue with jaguar motif in enamel. It was so arresting you can barely see the time. This year Cartier has continued on the same theme with the Rotonde de Cartier with tiger mo...  

I much prefer the latest version: I prefer the case shape and the Tiger. The result looks fantastic. Fx

all it takes is one brand to start and soon others will follow. - SJX

works of art. What really caught my eye with the jaguar watch was how the artwork spilled over from the dial to the case, as if the subject could not be contained to just the dial. The detail on the tiger is more impressive and I imagine more difficult to... 

I'd pick the jaguar over the tiger, but the tiger is an admirable piece of art. - SJX

looking at your pictures. They aren't good for my financial well being and my photography. cen@jkt

as for financial well being.... - SJX

The craftsmanship is truly impressive. For artistic watches I still lean to the Metiers d'Art watches that Vacheron Constantin introduced at SIHH this year (Doves/Fish/Shellfish), but then that probably is to be expected with a VC partisan such as myself.... 

Which looks like this (though not the exact calibre pictured as this has the jump hour module on the front):...  

And being a VC partisan I can't tell you just how much the Jump Hour watch from the Fine Watchmaking collection appeals to me, as it recalls the Heure Sautante from the late 90's from VC. Bill

Actually recalls vintage jump hours from the 30s that had LeCoultre ebauches that were made by Cartier, VC and others. The VC of the 90s was based on those as well. It's a shared heritage. - SJX...  

Thanks for pulling that photo out of your archive. My first Cartier will likely be either this Jump Hour or a Tank design. Bill

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