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The Cartier skeleton design is high art along with technical achievement

This is the watch that breaks the mold with Cartier and upgrades the Rotonde series.  New for 2010 the Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton Flying Tourbillon is a unique, one of a kind creation that includes Calibre 9455 movement.

Cartier has created a unique timepiece with a modern twist on the classic Roman numerals.  The back of the watch has been removed, making the body like a skeleton.  The frame is fashioned in white gold and the hands of the Tourbillon are the signature blue color.  The backdrop of the silver tones and mechanisms finishes the industrial look of the timepiece.

The sleek design of the Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton Flying Tourbillon watch is complimented with a sapphire blue crown and genuine alligator skin for the strap.  Because this was a limited edition timepiece Cartier has only made about 100 pieces available at around $150,000 each.  The watch is certified by the Office for the Voluntary Inspection of Watches in Geneva, Switzerland.

Tourbillon is not only a timepiece that is rare, it sets higher standards in the artistic development of the modern collectable watches that will continue to move Cartier into more ground breaking watch history.

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Cartier Tortue is luxurious timepiece with 18K white gold and diamonds

Sports watch design meets va va voom in this impressive diamond laden Cartier Tortue WA5072W9 women’s watch made from luxurious 18K white gold.

Cartier spared no expense with this exclusive timepiece.  The octagonal shaped face is stunning with its bezel set round diamonds and shimmering silver sunray backdrop.  The Roman numeral blue sword shaped hands finish the avant garde look as a throwback to the designs of the early 1900s.

The Tortue is a favorite design of Cartier and is special made to become a fashionable women’s watch that can be worn during active times and for dressing up.  The face of the timepiece is enclosed with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, which is water resistant up to 100 feet or 30 meters.

The easy clasp chain link wristband is also crafted with 18K white gold, which makes the Cartier Tortue luxurious.  The precise calibre 430 MC movement is mechanical along with a self-winding crown.  The back of this women’s watch is transparent.

Cartier Tortue Diamond White Gold Ladies Watch sells for around $41,025.00 at select fine retailers.

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Princess Mathilde Bonaparte wearing Cartier jewelry in the mid-1800s

Little did French jeweler Adolphe Picard realize in the mid 1800s that his young apprentice, Louis François Cartier, would take over his business in 1847 upon his retirement and launch a company that would make jewelry and watch making history.

Cartier was a man with a gift and he used it to the best of his abilities and beyond while working for Picard for only pennies a day.  He became known for creating elegant yet simple pieces.  Sooner after he opened his new store he became a favorite of royals like Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, who was Napoleon III’s cousin.  This put Cartier on the map in the luxury jewelry world from the very beginning of his business career.

In the next decade Cartier designed some of the most unique, ornate pieces and often incorporated animals and birds.  His list of high-end clients continued to grow as the brand became exclusive.  The very first Cartier timepiece was created at the end of the century with little applause.  At this time Cartier’s sons joined the family business and helped transform the Art Nouveau pieces into a new Art Deco form.

In the early 1900s watchmaker Edmond Jaeger helped the Cartier family create beautiful jeweled timepieces made from light metal platinum instead of heavy gold.  This led to the first Tank wristwatch design as well as the Santos timepiece.

Cartier has withstood financial setbacks and a changing of the guard and is today owned by the Vendôme Luxury Group PLC.  The company continues its rich tradition of elegance, simplicity and innovation in jewelry and timepieces.

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