And to be fair, some of Cartier's less-accessible pieces, like the Rotonde de Cartier Masse Mystérieuse (Ref. #WHRO0082), with the movement inside the rotor, or the Tortue Monopoussoir Chronograpph (Ref. #CRWHTO0008), with its shaped, hand-wound chronogra

Enjoying the Rotonde de Cartier Jour et Nuit while staring out the window. The depth on the engraved night & day hour disc is really something to behold. A great first day of spring to all!

I couldn't agree more, by the way, as to the state of the mechanical watch industry in the early 2000s. Without consciously intending to, I have managed to accumulate a number of watches originating roughly from 2000-2010, and number quite a few of them a

So many fantastic entries for the New Year - wow! I was well-behaved for most of the year, then indulged in a flurry of activity right at year's end: Hermès Arceau Le Temps Voyageur JLC Duomètre Unique Travel Time White Gold LE Grand Seiko SLGW003 Evoluti

CPCP Rotonde de Cartier Jour et Nuit, white gold, Ref. #W1550151.It runs on a hand-wound JLC-supplied caliber 9903 MC, and the detailed, 3-dimensional hand engraving on the day/night hours disk is utterly captivating. I'd been waiting to wear this until a

This watch has to be seen in the metal to truly appreciate it. While I associate Cartier with shaped cases (a weakness of mine), the artistry and craftsmanship displayed in this dial and day/night hours indicator disc are just phenomenal. Both the guilloc

Yes, it's the Cartier. The Rotonde Jour et Nuit was actually #3 on my long-running "Want List", while the UN is much further down. I've come close to getting a Sonata on multiple occasions, but the the aesthetics always leave me wondering if I'd tire of i

I'm generally very methodical and deliberative when it comes to selecting a watch myself, and without a doubt, how much I want to wear it is the absolute prime criterion. It so happens I'd decided between these two on that very basis before anyone respond

I'm considering purchase of one of these two utterly non-equivalent early 21st century masterpieces: Cartier CPCP Rotonde de Cartier Day & Night, white gold, Ref. 28731 Ulysse Nardin Sonata, white gold, Ref. 660/88 (I think). (Photos: EWC) The Cartier is

I agree it is not one that is seen very often but it really has a lot of really nice design features, besides the blued hands and roman numerals I find the design between the numerals quite interesting as well as the Cartier C on the tourbillon. Wear and