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Cartier Métiers d’Art Watch Collection 2013 part 6: Straw Marquetry Since Cartier decided to set up the Haute Horlogerie division, they have tried new techniques in both future technology and ancient skills to explore the possibilities of craftsmanship. O...  

Straw Marquetry really leads to different dial renderings. The Lion is superb but I never saw it in the real life. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of Cartier watch with this technique. I'm impressed by the wide range of styles available at the Manufactur... 

FrX, I was lucky to see the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Lion motif straw marquetry watch as well as the actual straw strips. The photos, even the professional Cartier ones, do not convey the sheen, texture and depth of colour seen by eye. I thought the Lio... 

into their watches. I wonder if it's possible for their design team to create a good-looking Santos dial w/ straw elements on the below Santos. That would be a huge achievement in my book if they can design one for the masses. Cheers, Anthony ...  

Thank you MTF! Great posts regarding all the dial making techniques at Cartier!