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ON THE COVER >> CARTIER left/Medium 18K white gold Ballon Bleu de Cartier™ with diamond case on a bracelet, automatic right/Large 18K rose gold Ballon Bleu de Cartier™ on a bracelet, automatic
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Founded in 1847, the House of Cartier has long been identified with quality, prestige and history. Cartier offers a broad range of luxury products including jewelry, watches, eyewear, fragrance, writing instruments, lighters, leather goods and scarves.
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DIAMOND STORY >> a/Small 18K white gold Ballon Bleu de Cartier™ with diamond case on bracelet, quartz b/Small 18K yellow gold Roadster® with diamond bezel on bracelet, interchangeable dark brown alligator strap, quartz c/Small 18K white gold Tortue® with diamond case on dark gray strap, mechanical d/18K white gold Pasha de Cartier® 42mm with diamond case on bracelet, quartz
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PASHA STORY >> a/18K rose gold Pasha速 42mm Chronograph, automatic b/Steel Pasha速 Seatimer Chronograph with black dial on rubber bracelet, automatic c/18K yellow gold Pasha速 Seatimer Chronograph with black dial on gold and rubber bracelet, automatic d/Stainless Steel Pasha速 Chronograph with white dial, automatic
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SANTOS STORY >> e/Medium Santos 100速 white rubber bezel on rubber strap, automatic f/Large Santos 100速 with stainless steel and black rubber bezel on black rubber strap, automatic g/Santos 100速 chronograph with stainless steel case and 18K yellow gold bezel on brown alligator strap, automatic h/Santos 100速 with 18K yellow gold bezel on brown alligator strap, automatic
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a/Diabolo Chevrons rollerball pen b/Pasha black composite ballpoint c/Trinity black composite ballpoint d/Ballon Bleu de Cartier desk clock
The Ballon bleu de Cartier watch isn’t quite round The Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch is round on the top and round underneath, but if you look closer, you’ll see that its shape is somewhat more complex: a watch that seems to fit the wrist weightlessly, as if the two were already acquainted. Masculine? Feminine? Cartier plays with the shapes. An exclusive detail in blue Close up, the Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch surprises. The winding mechanism is decorated with a sapphire cabochon, around which the dial orbits, and is more imposing than ever before due to a precious metal protective arch.
The art of displacement, the art of rupture With soft curves reminiscent of a pebble and a case that is rounded on both sides, the style is somewhere between classic and futuristic. The glass magnifies the numbers and distorts time. The Roman numerals, displaced by the winding mechanism, stray from their usual path. A very private circle for House of Cartier experts The guilloche dial, the sword-shaped hands, the links of solid gold or solid brushed steel for the bracelet…At first glance, the latest model from the House of Cartier joins Cartier’s horology galaxy of time, with one exception.
The odyssey of the invisible Ballon Bleu de Cartier? There is something unfamiliar about the name, a promise of a new horology planet. With its diffracted roundness, extra-blue winding mechanism and elliptical profile, the Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch draws a line between past and future, between what we know and what we would like to know about the universe and time. A watch satellite, whose sending into orbit Cartier has entrusted to six comic book writers. Because reading time is synonymous with dreaming, travelling, as if in an imaginary bubble. Seven Ninth Art writers for an odyssey album, a collective work, to be followed from one story to the next; a voyage through time for Moebius/Jean Giraud; bizarre thoughts around a blue stone for Glen Baxter; a tale of time through the interpretation of a Shakespeare sonnet for Lorenzo Mattotti, etc. A harmonic piece of work that also includes creations by Schuiten, Taniguchi, Floc’h and Burns. 310.274.4710
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The Breitling family tradition of achievement in quality and accuracy in timekeeping has continued for nearly a full century. Early on, L. Breitling and his son and successor, Gaston Breitling, developed and built the very first wrist chronograph. Willy Breitling, the founder’s grandson, later modified and improved the modern chronograph.
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a/CHRONOMAT >> Black dial with silver sub dials on a black crocodile strap b/SUPER AVENGER >> Silver dial with silver sub dials on a brown crocodile strap c/CHRONO-MATIC 49 >> Black dial with silver sub dials on a black leather strap d/NAVITIMER >> Black dial with silver sub dials on a black leather strap
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e/CHRONOMAT >> 18K rose gold and steel, ivory dial and silver sub dials with a diamond bezel on a brown crocodile strap
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a/STARLINER >> 18K rose gold and steel with a champagne diamond dial and diamond bezel on an 18K rose gold and steel Pilot bracelet b/AEROSPACE >> Titanium dial on a titanium Professional bracelet c/COCKPIT >> 18K rose gold and steel with a beige dial on an 18K rose gold and steel Pilot bracelet
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Dedicated to the automobile world, the Breitling for Bentley line unites elegance and exploits. Embodying the perfect combination of technique and aesthetics, it is designed to appeal to connoisseurs and to all those with a love of rare and exclusive watches.
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a/BENTLEY FLYING B CHRONO >> 18K rose gold with an amber dial and gold sub dials on an 18K rose gold Pilot bracelet b/BENTLEY GMT >> Silver storm dial with silver sub dials on a black GMT rubber strap with clasp c/BENTLEY 6.75 >> 18K yellow gold with silver storm dial and sub dials on an 18K yellow gold Speed bracelet d/BENTLEY FLYING B No. 3 >> Desert dune dial on a brown crocodile strap
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