amanico
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After the Rolex Mobutu, the Hublot Mobutu, now we have the Cartier Mobutu.
Not everyone's taste, for sure.
Best,
Nicolas;
A favourite from SIHH - the Tortue XL with jaguar
Cartier has a long history with enamelled objects. Louis Cartier, one of the three brothers who internationalised the firm, discovered the works of Russian Imperial jeweller Carl Faberge at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. The prevailing Russian st...
Lovely craftsmanship
A rather bad taste object however.....just my opinion of course. Not sure who the market is for these.
After the Rolex Mobutu, the Hublot Mobutu, now we have the Cartier Mobutu.
Not everyone's taste, for sure. Best, Nicolas;
To be clear, Rolex didn't release a Dayto Mobutu, nor Hublot.
This was a nickname first given ot Rolex, then to Hublot for their respective watches. But thanks for the correction, this is something I didn't know. Best! Nicolas;
You are right
He of the leopard skin fez. - SJX This message has been edited by SJX on 2011-05-07 21:37:29...
Impressive work
Not something I'd wear but I sure would like to check it out. Thanks for posting!
Would the choice of a jaguar over a panther be due to the
former presenting a better "landscape" to display Cartier's enamelling capabilties as opposed to the latter which is more associated with Cartier relatively speakling?
The jaguar is considered a more masculine animal
while the panther is used predominantly in ladies jewellery and watches. - SJX
