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Talk of fine watchmaking
marvels and the name
Cartier comes to one’s
mind. Cheered by the
media at the 20th edition of
SIHH (Salon International de la
Haute Horlogerie), Cartier presented
new fine watchmaking
movements and models. Cartier’s
technical knowledge and aesthetic
creativity has resulted in a range of
movements that are as rare as they
are spectacular.
Rotonde de Cartier
Astrotourbillon Watch
With the Rotonde de Cartier
Astrotourbillon Watch, Cartier
unveils a movement that has been
designed and produced entirely
by Cartier master watchmakers.
This spectacular, creative and
highly technical movement is the
fruit of five years of development
led by the Cartier Manufacture in
La Chaux-de-Fonds.
The 9451 MC movement incorporates
a tourbillon carriage
containing the various organs of the escapement and spring balance.
As in a classic tourbillon, the
carriage is driven by the third wheel
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of the gear train. Similarly, the
pinion of the escapement wheel
rotates around a fixed secondswheel
(the fourth wheel of the
gear train) in order to drive
the escapement. The Astrotourbillon
movement, incorporates several
features that make it truly unique,
like a special rotational axis for the
carriage. This naturally requires a
totally different gear-train design,
from the two barrels of the
movement through to the display
of the minutes and hours.
Cartier has selected the contemporary
elegance of the extralarge
Rotonde de Cartier Watch to
house this movement. Its white or
pink gold case, 47 mm diameter,
large horn gap, and decorative
screws all enhance the hypnotic
effect of this truly elegant watch.
Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton
Flying Tourbillon Watch
A superb technical achievement, |
