1. Cartier Skeleton Dual Time Zone Tonneau Watch
When the Cartier Tonneau watch first appeared in 1906, it challenged the notion of the round pocket watch with its unique oval shape. Now the Tonneau model defies convention yet again with the Skeleton Dual Time Zone Tonneau Watch, which elevates the timepiece to a designer object with its eye-catching skeletonised movement.
The watch is also a technical masterpiece: it employs two separate mechanisms for the home time and second time zone, while the movement shape and gear train alignment have been adjusted to preserve the case’s original curved shape. The watch is available in limited, numbered editions: 100 in pink gold and platinum, and only 20 in platinum set with baguette-cut diamonds.
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