SJX
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Depends on price range
At the entry to mid level, you get these minions:
And at the Fine Watchmaking and above, her.
I'm sure the folks at Cartier Paris are reading this, and I apologise for the numerous enquiries you'll get because of this post.
On a serious note, Cartier takes its designs very, very seriously. There is a committee that has to approve new designs, and so does Mr Fornas. Anything that is deemed contrary to the Cartier identiy is rejected. The upside of that is the supremely strong branding, but the converse is the sometimes conservative approach to new products.
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2011-12-24 05:54:08 This message has been edited by SJX on 2011-12-24 05:55:35
The return of the pocket watch...
Before the wristwatch, when pocket watches were widely used, they were sold as is, with a presentation box. Often the chain was sold separately as well. Today pocket watches are no longer practical but have evolved into miniature clocks, to be displayed g...
Mmmmm.... I dont want to rain on anyone's parade here, but
outside of Richard Mille, the only other person/firm I could think of who had pocket watches in regular production was George Daniels! Richard wanted to go counter culture and the RM020 was the result. Very nice pocket watch by Cartier - very distinctive,...
Several brands do
but on the quiet and mostly on an order only basis. AP, Patek do, and I can think of JD and VC limited edition from last year. And then there's Urwerk. But I reckon this will get more common and this is important, pocket watches will be promoted more heav...
Pocket watches never really left, they just became vintage
Potential buyers of such watches should better not know vintage complicated pocket waches do exist! I'm not saying it's not beautiful, but it's not so beautiful either. The design is interesting, clearly, but the finish is way too industrial in my opinion...
I particularly enjoy the detail about the numerals being from a single block
Now, if that was from a Platinum ingot, different story. Nice touch and how of artistic craftsmanship by Cartier! Afterall they were one of the few guys who started offering Platinum in the early 1900s, and were at the forefront when Platinum was being br...
An impressive watch...
But I prefer the wristwatch version! Thanks SJX for the presentation! Fx...
SJX, I am interested in this idea
of having a minion carry around my watch and whatever else I require. Does Cartier supply minions as an accesory? Are they different depending on the collection (i.e. Santos minion, Ballon Bleu minion, Calibre minion, etc.)? Any import restrictions? On a ...
Depends on price range
At the entry to mid level, you get these minions: And at the Fine Watchmaking and above, her. I'm sure the folks at Cartier Paris are reading this, and I apologise for the numerous enquiries you'll get because of this post. On a serious note, Cartier take...
I would go with the fine watchmaking minion
as long as she is not pointing that gun at me. I certainly wouldn't want to piss her off I think Cartier does have quite a few designs that push the envelope so to say. The Santos skeleton with roman numerals as bridges, the Santos that you can have 3 dif...
This is like a cross between a watch and clock, disguised as a pocket watch
I can see a Rapper like Ludacris Or o Pdaddy hanging it over their necks, as a fashion statement...probably to the horror of the Powers at Cartier. Best, Horo
I reckon it's more likely to be seen on their desks...
"You think they'll do it in platinum for me?"...