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HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS THE RECENT WATCHES & WONDERS EXHIBITION FEATURED TWO EXTRAORDINARY NEW TIMEPIECES FROM CARTIER.
The Calibre de Cartier Diver in gold and steel with Superluminova indicators
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t the 2014 edition of Watches time-zone, a day/night indication, a large date & Wonders, which was held in and small seconds. Hong Kong from 30 September Fully integrated, the new 1904-FU MC selfto 2 October, Cartier once again winding movement has been developed showcased the liveliness of over a period of several years at the Cartier its renowned watchmak ing Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. A first in in a collection of 68 pieces including 16 Cartier watchmaking, this movement groups n e w c reat i o ns , t wo n e w together the settingof all its movements and four unique complications in one single Fully integrated, pieces of High Jeweller y. push-piece. the new 1904-FU The unlimited creativity and This double achievement innovation – which Cartier revitalises the world of watch MC self-winding has demonstrated through giving the movement has been complications, continuous research since ability to display their multiple developed over a 1904 with the creation of the functions within 42 mm of very first Cartier wristwatch – aesthetic elegance and cuttingperiod of several has never stopped driving the technology. years at the Cartier edge evolution of watchmaking. Two With its Roman numerals, Manufacture in La its winding crown set with a of the highlights included the Rotonde de Cartier Day and cabochon, its apple-shaped Chaux-de-Fonds. Night Watch and the Calibre de hands and its “rail-track” minute Cartier Diver. circle, this watch asserts a formal classicism built around the defining signs of identity of ROTONDE DE CARTIER DAY AND NIGHT WATCH the Cartier watch. This elegance is reinforced With its 42 mm diameter, the Rotonde de Cartier yet again by the contrast in its dials between watch launched a collection of men’s small pink or white gold and a silvered flinqué or blue complication models that combines a second guilloché finish. HKGOLFER.COM
CALIBRE DE CARTIER DIVER WATCH With its powerful lines, rugged case and original architecture, the Calibre de Cartier watch, launched in 2010, is the new symbol of confident masculinity. Its dial boldly reinterprets the Maison’s design codes, such as Roman numerals and a flanged bezel, that clearly identify it as a Cartier model. In 2014, this Manufacture watch opens a new chapter with a diving version: the In 2014, this Calibre de Cartier Diver. Manufacture watch An unmistakeably masculine watch for both everyday wear and extreme opens a new chapter conditions, it meets the challenge of with a diving combining Cartier style with the technical version: the Calibre requirements of ISO 6425. This norm, which controls the “Diver’s Watch” label, lays down de Cartier Diver. eight criteria of reliability and imposes a series of extremely rigorous tests. A unidirectional bezel, water-resistant to 300 metres, hands and dive-time indicator in superluminova: the Calibre de Cartier Diver meets all the criteria for a diver’s watch as laid down in the international standard, entitling it to carry the engraving “Diver’s watch 300 m” on the case back. 30
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Clockwise from top: the Calibre de Cartier Diver in steel; the new 1904-FU MC self-winding movement; the Cartier Tank; the Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night watch – in 18-carat pink gold and palladium; Rotonde de Cartier Second Time Zone HKGOLFER.COM
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