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Tough one
I would have to give this one an ALMOST YAY.
I am not as perturbed by the readability of the calendar as Marcus but see that as more of the fun.
The issue I have is that so much of the hour/minute dial is eaten away by the wonderful concentric rings of the calendar that no doubt one will sometimes make a mistake as to what hour it is. A much better solution would be to have no flying tourbillon, thus making it somehow affordable, and having FIVE concentric rings filling the whole dial, but more space out. 3 rings would be for the calendar, and 2 for the time.
This, I would like to see !
Dean
SIHH 2014 introducing Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire
Dear Forumners, At Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2004 (SIHH), Cartier is presenting more than 90 new timepieces! Obviously, we have to focus on a few select novelties at a time. In the run up to the SIHH, FrX and I have been "refreshing our m...
Finally ...
... another perpetual that can be corrected forward and backward! I love the mechanics, and I love the design, BUT: Even on the oversized picture on my screen I really had to concentrate on the calendar rings to find the small blue brackets around the var...
I just love it, It's a bit crazy!
The Cartier team development is just amazing! they are competing with big names for years ( design & movement) ! Thank you for your post. Regards, TGV ps: any idea of the cost??
Tough one
I would have to give this one an ALMOST YAY. I am not as perturbed by the readability of the calendar as Marcus but see that as more of the fun. The issue I have is that so much of the hour/minute dial is eaten away by the wonderful concentric rings of th...
Interesting idea...
5 concentric rings. But Cartier already has a PC (round and tortue) and a PC+C so another "regular" PC could lead to internal cannibalism. Although I don't understand why self-winding movement and not a manual one, it's an astonishing watch. And by the wa...
I think the concept is that the most unimportant indications are presented...
jointly in a most fascinating way: Tourbillon for the seconds, and then all the calendar indications. The 'important' information (time) is separated so not to confuse the reader (ergo: admirer ). I have a different small quibble: The succession of indica...
Perpetually Perpetual winding
tudorctin, Re: automatic winding. One suggestion is that perpetual calendar (PC) watches should be running continually. The owner should be wearing it most of the time or on a winder. If you have one of the old fashioned multi-pusher adjustment PC, you so...
Wow I like this model!
Even though it looks confusing to read the multi-tier dial, I like it a lot! - AT
Yay on the potential of the design platform...
I agree with Marcus. Going beyond aesthetics, I am now wondering what other types of future design can come out of this concentric platform. I think that is where the appeal to me comes from. Maybe there is a variation that's just for a day-date without a...
Better than pork bellies or minerals
Echi, We are possibly coming out of the recession...hmm...maybe.... Certainly, the established brands are confident with some (very) positive rebounds in Japan and USA that offset the downturn in China due to political clampdown on luxury. So, you could b...
I like this new astrocalendaire
From the pics I really like the cencentric display of the perpetual calendar and how it frames the flying tourbillon. Regards, ED-209
Cartier really on a roll
I think with Ms Forestier in place Cartier are really showing some of the more established 'Haute' manufacturers the way to go. Just one thing, it would be nicer if the rings rotated and you read from the top of them, so in the first picture it would be M...
It's not about power; it's more about simple mathematics
tim, Thnks for your suggestion. Actually the display rings were chosen becaue of a simple reason: The larger rings carry a higher number scale. Thus, largest ring has 31 dates, middle ring has 12 months and smallest ring has 7 days. Regards, MTF