Cartier

Cartier released these back in SiHH 2015 and discontinued them sometime last year? Does anyone know why is this Clé (The Key) family not much talked about? Is it because back then there wasn’t much IG, Social Media and influencers to “promote” it? Or is i...  

But at the time, The Cle wasn't distinct enough. The case is a very 1950s/60s style. And the crown wasn't super distinctive like Pasha. Buyers of Cartier typically go for "obvious" designs and the Ballon Bleu was the hot item amongst housewives. I've even... 

I used to work for a Cartier AD and I got the feeling women didn't view the Cle as an aesthetic upgrade over the more common/historical offerings in the Cartier lineup nor the almighty Ballon Bleu. One thing for sure is the crown was a pain in the arse to... 

I liked how you described the practicality of the crown, lol….a main feature of this watch 😅 Who knows in future these might make a comeback in next century, when Cartier looked at their “archives”, like history repeating itself now with the Chinoise, Nor... 

I liked the case. I found the crown finicky but that sapphire gave it a lot of Cartier dna. I saw it being launched at SIHH and I liked it but I had my doubts that it would be a big commercial success like Ballon Bleu.

Even if there are blings, we will still wear them too 😬😅

Even the “regular” skeletons are too rich for me imho, but the brand was known for Royals so maybe commoners like me are not their target audience.

The Cartier catalog has plenty of choice and the majority of people keep to the classic Cartier designs.

You could find a nice pre owned example available.

but with a quartz movement.