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W&W 2025: Cartier Treats Tank Louis Cartier to Automatic Manufacture Movement

Cartier has introduced two new iterations of the Tank Louis Cartier, thus expanding one of its most emblematic watch designs. As a successor to the original Tank Normale, first conceived in 1917, the Tank Louis Cartier has been an enduring symbol of elegance and refinement since its creation in 1922, making it an ever-popular centenarian.…

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Cartier Reinterprets a Classic: Unexpected Return of the Tank à Guichets Jump Hour

Cartier has once again turned to its archive for inspiration as it unveils the latest addition to its prestigious Cartier Privé collection: a revival of the little-known Tank à Guichets. This release continues the maison’s tradition of reimagining its most emblematic designs, following iterations of the Tank Normale, Tonneau, and Tortue in recent years –…

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Swisswatches 24 Days of Christmas: Top Watches of 2024

It’s been another extraordinary year for us all, and the watch world is no exception. That's why the Swisswatches team sat down once more to compile a list of our top watches from 2024. From milestone models and innovative materials to historic revivals, we present you with 24 special highlights to emerge from the ever-surprising…

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10 Years of Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art – A Special Insight and Review to Mark the Anniversary

In 2011, Cartier acquired a 17th century farmhouse a stone’s throw away from its watch manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, lovingly renovated it, and created an atelier in which the maison prioritises traditional craftsmanship. The renovation work was completed in 2014; gem-setters and enamellers promptly moved in to bring the maison's most breathtaking creations to life,…

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Quiet Luxury Watches: A Guide to Achieving Understated Style

Loro Piana, Sandro, Max Mara – brands synonymous with ‘quiet luxury’ in fashion are relatively easy to identify. But when it comes to watches, how does 'quiet luxury' manifest itself? Is every Swiss watchmaker capable of achieving it, or do certain companies inevitably carry certain associations? Can a brand known for emblazoning its logo across…

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Horological Masterpieces at Watches & Wonders 2024: Highlights From The Geneva Watch Fair

The watch manufactures attending this year's watch fair in Geneva presented us with some absolute horological masterpieces. Vacheron Constantin launched the world's most complicated watch with 63 complications (including the first Chinese perpetual calendar), Piaget the world's thinnest tourbillon watch and Rolex, at 322 grams, certainly the heaviest diver's watch ever launched. The watch with the deepest water resistance this year comes from Montblanc, actually…

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The Most Admirable Green Dial Watches of Watches & Wonders 2024

Before considering the best green dial watches of 2024 thus far, let's start with some context. Historians have long defined different eras through time frames containing common characteristics. In the watch world, to give an obvious example, you could say that the pocket watch era spanned from the 16th to 20th century. Meanwhile, the birth…

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Cartier Privé: A Revitalised Cartier Tortue And A Single-Button Chronograph

Each year, Cartier captures the hearts of its most fervent followers with the introduction of a new series of Privé watches. Now in its eighth year, following on from last year's Tank Normale, Cartier is introducing a contemporaryinterpretation of one of the most prestigious watches in the Cartier repertoire:the Cartier Privé Tortue watch, of which…

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New Santos de Cartier And Santos-Dumont Models Take The Spotlight

Having covered the enduringly popular Cartier Santos extensively, today certainly marks an exciting day as the world-famous French maison introduces a number of new models to its portfolio. This includes several exciting Santos de Cartier and Santos Dumont novelties, which are taking central stage this year in the form of new colour palettes – and…

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The Rise of The Cartier Crash

Collecting is certainly more of a journey than a destination as tastes, among other things, change over time. One thing which changes significantly, yet is scarcely talked about, is the underlying motive for making a purchase. At the beginning, starting out with little knowledge, you tend to make a purchase based on one sole factor:…

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Swisswatches 24 Days of Christmas: Top Watches of 2023

It’s been another extraordinary year for us all, and the watch world is no exception. That is why the Swisswatches team sat down once more to comprise a list of our top watches of 2023. From anniversary models to world firsts, we are presenting you 24 special highlights to emerge from the ever-surprising Swiss watch…

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