Cartier

Cartier is a leading French luxury manufacture of watches and was founded in 1847. Today, Cartier belongs to the Richemont Group (Vacheron Constantin, IWC, Panerai, Piaget). Cartier watches are collected and admired by celebrieties, royals, affluent aficionados and passionate watch collectors alike.

FEATURE

Design With a Bite: Five Timepieces with Animal Allure

Dangerous creatures have always held a magical attraction. In this feature from the WatchTime Special Design Issue 2019, on sale now, we look at five exciting horological creations that reveal this fascination.

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Jul 10, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime archives, here are our highlights, from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present day.

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May 22, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

THE WATCH LIST

Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

This article is from the WatchTime Archives. Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no...

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May 18, 2024 by WatchTime

Flip It and Reverse It: Hands-on with the Cartier Santos-Dumont Rewind

One of the most buzzed about releases from Watches & Wonders 2024 was the Cartier Santos-Dumont Rewind watch. Personally one of my favorite watch releases from the brand in recent memory, the Rewind is a classic Santos-Dumont with the whimsical twist of telling the time counterclockwise. Just as languages that are read from right-to-left and...

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May 2, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Dressed for Success: Best Dress Watches from Watches & Wonders 2024

Whether you’re dressing for an important party or a business lunch, a dress watch is always a safe bet. Also known as a suit watch, these three- or two-handed timepieces are ideal because they are subtle yet stylish and sophisticated. Here are five examples embodying understated luxury that were recently unveiled at Watches and Wonders...

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Apr 30, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Cartier Unveils the Santos de Cartier Dual Time

The Santos watch was conceived by Louis Cartier in 1904 to help aviators tell time when airborne. Since then, this pioneering timekeeper which was one of the first wristwatches in history, has become a true icon. Its signature features – the rounded square case, Roman numerals, square railroad minute track, sword-shaped hour and minute hands,...

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Apr 25, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

FEATURE

Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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Apr 6, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

10 Milestone Moments in the History of the Wristwatch

Today it is common for a man to wear a watch on his wrist, but it was a different story around 100 years ago. World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918, brought to the battlefield much that was new — airplanes, mustard gas, military tanks. It also brought something new to...

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Mar 18, 2024 by WatchTime

Cartier’s Latest Privé Addition: The Tank Normale

Cartier’s Privé collection is quite coveted, being developed annually as a series of limited-edition numbered watches that the brand refers to as “the collectors’ collection.” It features the maker’s most iconic and legendary models, now including the Tank Normale. As the watch that started it all it seems fitting for Cartier’s arcane collection given its...

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May 26, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Exploring the Middle: 3 Watches with a Mid-Range Luxury Price Tag

The luxury watch category is one that spans an extremely broad price range, with the entry level of the realm usually beginning around $1,000 and its higher end sometimes extending upwards of the millions of dollars. With such an expansive range, there is pretty much a watch for everyone at every price point. For those...

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May 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Cartier Unveils Grande Complication Pocket Watch

First seen at Watches and Wonders 2023, Cartier’s new Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication lives up to its name with three grand complications: the skillfully skeletonized pocket watch combines a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon, and a perpetual calendar in a precious white gold case. Despite the technical complexity of the automatic 9506 caliber, which...

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Apr 10, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Refreshing a Classic, Cartier Introduces Three Limited Edition Santos-Dumont Timepieces

Cartier’s Santos is considered to be the first wristwatch and the first pilot’s watch of all time. To this day, its legacy remains unbroken. Alberto Santos-Dumont was more than just a pilot – he was obsessed with flying and devoted a large part of his life to inventing flying machines of all kinds. Almost by...

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Apr 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonders 2023: Cartier Drops Four New Artistic Tank Louis Cartier Executions

Two new versions of the Tank Louis Cartier presented at this year’s Watches and Wonders present simplicity in an expressive color scheme with dials lacquered in Bordeaux red and green. They dispense entirely with the Tank characteristic Roman numerals and railroad-minute track. Only the hour and minute hands, color-coordinated with the 750 yellow gold case,...

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Apr 1, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonders 2023: Cartier Tank Américaine

Launched in 1917, the Tank was a significant contribution to the evolution of the wristwatch from Cartier. The rectangle timepiece was inspired by the battle tanks that the British troops successfully deployed for the first time under the name “Tank” in the Battle of the Somme on September 15, 1916. The martial appearance of these...

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Mar 30, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Taking a Second Look: The Cartier Pebble

In October of 2022, Cartier announced the limited-edition re-release of one of its lesser known designs, the Pebble. Prior to last year’s revival, only six examples of the Pebble are estimated to have been released by the brand. Also known as the “Baseball” for its round case shape, the Pebble design was released in 1973,...

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Mar 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE:

First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as Lincoln's Waltham pocketwatch, JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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Feb 20, 2023 by WatchTime

From Paris, With Love: Meet the New Tank Française

In 1996, the Cartier Tank Française joined the legendary Tank collection that was created by Louis Cartier in 1917. As with all previous follow-ups, such as the Tank Américaine or the Tank Must de Cartier, it offered a subtle twist of the highly recognizable design that has appealed to dozens of celebrities over the course...

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Feb 1, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

2022 Year in Review: 6 Charged Up Quartz Watches

Continuing our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative and impressive releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Today we’re covering quartz watches, a category of timepieces not always top-of-mind, but one nonetheless worth its weight when it comes to making waves in the world of watches, especially in...

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Jan 2, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

The Evolution of a Classic: Santos de Cartier Large Model

The Santos wrote history as the world’s first aviator watch for the wrist. A staple in the Cartier collection for more than a century, it has been redesigned countless times without loosing its signature characteristic, such as the oversized and stretched Roman numerals, the railroad-style minutes track and the bold yet elegant sword-shaped hands. Among...

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May 1, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Cartier Adds Tank Chinoise to Its Privé Collection

Every year Cartier presents an exclusive collector’s edition in the Cartier Privé. This line comprises of legendary watches of the Maison, available exclusively as limited editions. They combine the tradition of Cartier’s watchmaking art with the brand’s contemporary design language. Following the Crash, the Tank Cintrée, the Tonneau, the Tank Asymétrique and the Cloche de...

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Apr 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

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