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Check out 5 of the rarest and most beautiful watches in the world
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It’s no coincidence that some of the most beautiful watches in the world come from one company: Cartier.
For more than a century, Cartier, a name recognized for its high-end fine jewelry, has also been responsible for countless innovations in the watch category for both design and function, ever since Cartier created the first modern men’s wristwatch in 1904.
Since then, the luxury brand has made distinctive timepieces that have reached rare status and are on the wish lists of watch enthusiasts everywhere.
Here’s a closer look at five of them:
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Anyone who still believes all perpetual calendars on wristwatches are created equal hasn’t experienced the Cartier Astrocalendaire. The watch’s one-of-a-kind perpetual calendar automatically accounts for the days of each month, including leap years, so the next time the calendar will need to be updated is 2100.
That, paired with a revolutionary multitiered amphitheater design tastefully displaying all the elements of the calendar, have helped the Astrocalendaire achieve Poinçon de Genève certification. This is a quality seal awarded to watches created in Geneva with the utmost exceptional craftsmanship and fine watchmaking expertise.
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Tourbillon watches are fairly commonplace these days, but few watchmakers have managed to create one that is timeless in design with the technical prowess to match. That’s where Cartier has managed to create separation from the competition, with its Rotonde de Cartier Tourbillon Chronograph.
After all, any time you have a watch with an eight-day power reserve and a sophisticated combination of complications — a tourbillon and a chronograph — as well as premium finishes like an 18-karat pink-gold case with a blue sapphire cabochon crown, you know you’re dealing with something extraordinary. But with just 50 pieces ever put into existence, the chances of getting one onto your wrist are very slim.
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The name Cartier is synonymous with timeless innovation and unparalleled luxury. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that the Flying Tourbillon Reversed Dial fits that mold perfectly.
The concept of the watch is rooted in freedom of expression. The dial features an off-center, sophisticated arrangement of the flying tourbillon, bridges, and the half-cure of the seconds aperture — all of which are blanketed with a sunray guilloché that’s a great source of light. The Flying Tourbillon’s asymmetrical layout is a design breakthrough that goes beyond the bounds of traditional watchmaking, helping to cement Cartier’s place as not just a brand of prestige but one with an eye toward the future.
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Luxury watches are subjective. Some people like ones that take a more minimalist design approach, while others prefer a bit more flash on their wrists. Regardless, the Astrotourbillon is one of those highly touted watches that can easily become the crown jewel of any serious watch collection.
Where traditional tourbillons add a layer of complexity, Cartier’s Astrotourbillon takes it a step further. Its tourbillon moves around the entire dial acting as the seconds hand. Instead of a visible tourbillon, the technical parts of the movement are concealed below a floating dial, creating mystery around the inner workings of this engineering marvel.
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