https://professionalwatches.com/cartier/ Sun, 21 May 2023 23:59:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/cartier/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/smoky-green-santos-de-cartier/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:56:09 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=72016 At Watches and Wonder, Cartier debuted two new Santos de Cartier watches that will be part of the permanent collection in June. Available in both the 35.1 mm x 8.8 mm medium model (MM) and the 39.8 mm x 9.4 mm large model (LM), the Cartier de Santos Smoky Green features a dark green sunburst…]]> 72016 https://professionalwatches.com/vintage-cartier-santos-dumont-custom-painted-by-travis-w-simon/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:37:19 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=63180 Covid has caused people to rethink their careers — and this watch is as much a piece of art as it is a statement. The watch dial, hand-painted by New York-based artist Travis W. Simon is a f*ck you to the 9-5 workweek  — or perhaps metaphorically to inflexible employers who prefer to give orders…]]> 63180 https://professionalwatches.com/2020-cartier-tank-asymetrique/ Sat, 09 May 2020 14:04:04 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=48208 Cartier debuted the Privé Collection in 2015 to bring back historic designs from their archives, in limited edition. This year, a modern version of the Tank Asymétrique debuted at Watches & Wonders. First introduced in 1917, the Tank is one of Louis Cartier’s most important timepiece creations. Many iterations have been produced over the years,…]]> 48208 https://professionalwatches.com/bobby-axelrods-watches-on-billions/ Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:49:40 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=38609 Bobby Axelrod, the fictional billionaire played by Damien Lewis on Showtime’s hit series Billions, is perhaps the biggest influencer of all. What products he consumes often become the topic of discussion. The cars are especially nice, and of course, the wristwatches he wears on the show are particularly interesting. Earlier in the series, which started…]]> 38609 https://professionalwatches.com/matthew-macfadyen-wears-fake-watch-in-hbos-succession/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:10:52 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=27437 Tom Wamsgans, played by British actor Matthew Macfadyen, is perhaps the most interesting character in HBO’s new original series “Succession” which just aired the final episode of Season 1 this past Sunday. Macfadyen, who has a distinctly British accent in real life is able to speak without the accent and sounds fittingly like the American…]]> 27437 https://professionalwatches.com/the-new-cartier-de-santos-collection/ Thu, 10 May 2018 15:00:57 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=24536 The Santos wristwatch dates all the way back to 1904 when pioneering aviator Albert Santos-Dumont told his friend Louis Cartier that he had difficulty checking the time on his pocket watch while flying. Based on this input from Santos, Cartier then went on to create what became the first watch specifically designed for the wrist. For…]]> 24536 https://professionalwatches.com/rotonde-de-cartier-minute-repeater-mysterious-double-tourbillon/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:22:34 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/rotonde_de_cartier_minute_repeater_mysterious_double_tourbillon/ Ahead of SIHH 2017, which takes place in January, Cartier has previewed three new timepieces: the Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton Mysterious Hour, the Panthère Joueuse, and the Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. It is the most complicated of the timepieces, the Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon, that is the…]]> 1773 https://professionalwatches.com/cartiers-newly-renovated-653-fifth-avenue-mansion/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:50:29 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/cartiers_newly_renovated_653_fifth_avenue_mansion/ Cartier’s three premiere worldwide flagships boutiques are in Paris, London, and New York, respectively. Following a massive storewide renovation that required closing the New York flagship 653 Fifth Avenue location, which began in 2014 – as of September 7th, 2016 – the Cartier Mansion is now open for business again. To put it in further…]]> 1730 https://professionalwatches.com/the-story-behind-the-historic-cartier-fifth-avenue-mansion/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:09:11 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/the_story_behind_the_historic_cartier_fifth_avenue_mansion/ Cartier was founded in Paris, France in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier. In over a century of operation, the company has acquired a long list of famous clients, from celebrities to royal families, many with interesting back stories. However, the sale of a pearl necklace to a businessman named Morton F. Plant in 1917 is one…]]> 1722 https://professionalwatches.com/introducing-the-cartier-drive-watch-collection/ Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:15:06 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/introducing_the_cartier_drive_watch_collection/ Cartier debuted an all new automotive-inspired watch collection, called the Drive de Cartier, last week in Geneva. The automotive inspired design is distinguished by a cushion-shaped case, crafted in steel or pink gold – with a choice of a black, grey, or white dial. Satin textured flanks contrast against the fully polished surfaces on the…]]> 1576