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Cartier Watches

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Watchmaking was never a secondary concern at Cartier. From the Santos, made for aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, to the mystery clocks of Maurice Couët and the Crash of the 1960s, these posts look at specific pieces and the stories behind them, drawing on the firm's records and the broader history of horology.

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Line drawing of the Cartier Baignoire wristwatch, showing its oval case and leather strap Baignoire An oval wristwatch whose name is French for 'bathtub.' Made in yellow... Cartier Basculante wristwatch, showing the inner case tilted within its fixed outer frame Basculante A pivoting-case wristwatch introduced by Cartier in 1932, designed so... Blueprint illustration of Cartier cintree Cartier Cintrée A curved, elongated variant of the Tank wristwatch, introduced in 1921... Hand-drawn illustration of the Cartier Cloche wristwatch with its bell-shaped case and horizontal strap Cloche A wristwatch in a bell-shaped case, produced primarily in the 1920s... Line drawing of the Cartier Crash wristwatch, showing its distinctive warped asymmetric case Crash The deliberately distorted asymmetric wristwatch produced by Cartier... Illustration of the cartier-decagonal Decagonal A ten-sided wristwatch case produced by Cartier London under...
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From the Archives

Historic Cartier jewelry piece from Bonhams auction
Cartier jewelry from Gillon Jewels collection
Vintage Cartier jewelry piece from family archives
Historic Cartier bracelet design
Cartier necklace from historical collection
Antique Cartier brooch design
Cartier ring from vintage collection
Historic Cartier tiara from archives
Cartier earrings vintage design
Antique Cartier pendant from collection
Historic Cartier bracelet from family archives
Vintage Cartier jewelry piece