Louis Cartier (1875–1942), the grandson of the house’s founder Louis-François Cartier, developed a wearable watch in 1904 at the request of his friend the charismatic pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to tell the time mid-flight without pulling out his pocket watch. Launched in 2010, the Calibre de Cartier was the internationally acclaimed French jeweler’s bold statement - and a relatively affordable one - in the men’s sports market, although the watch remains true to Cartier’s design heritage through signature elements, such as sword-like hands and an inlaid blue cabochon in the winding crown.įounded in 1847, Cartier is credited with popularizing one of the first true modern wristwatches.
With a robust 42mm case, thick rounded lugs and a simple dial that combines Roman numerals and baton indexes, the 5.3-ounce watch exudes a gentle masculine aesthetic.
And that is precisely what the Cartier design team intended. The Cartier Calibre de Cartier is true testament that the brand is taking their watchmaking to a higher level.If you were to describe the Calibre de Cartier watch in a word, it would be simply this: masculine. Available in 42mm to 45mm steel, 18k gold, titanium or platinum with optional diamonds, the Cartier Calibre de Cartier reveal that the brand is no longer just about aesthetics. Common among the timepieces is the hexagon crown with the sapphire crystal cabochon and the over-sized Roman numeral 12. Depending on the model, the black, silver, or brown dial displays a big date window, Roman Numerals on the upper half of the dial and stick hour markers on the lower half, subsidiary seconds dial and either a lume or blued steel hands. In addition to the simple hours and minutes function, the Cartier Calibre de Cartier series include models with complications such as a flying tourbillon, chronograph and the skeleton grand complication. With the companys first ever in-house automatic mechanical movement, Cartier shows they mean business and are determined to be one of the big boys in horology.
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