Today we want to turn the spotlight on one of the most interesting auctions of the year, the “88 Cartier” auction of Monaco Legend Group. For Cartier enthusiasts this is a real review of dreams, since many of the pieces that will be auctioned at the Hôtel Hermitage in the Principality of Monaco on Saturday 16 October are one-offs, made to order, or real and [. ..]
Watches & Wonders arrives in China at the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai, from 9 to 13 September 2020. Open by invitation only, this exclusive event is where media, retailers and VIP customers will be the first to discover the new releases of the brands. exhibitors in 2020: A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai, Parmigiani Fleurier, Piage [...]
In full compliance with all the hygienic-sanitary recommendations issued by the Swiss Federal Council, starting from last week, employees engaged in production began to return to work, albeit with reduced hours and attendance. From Patek Philippe to Rolex, from the factories of the Kering group to those of LVMH, we start again, applying the strict safety protocol [...]
An authentic jewel designed by the Cartier watchmaking ateliers, the Maillon de Cartier watch is a precious example that falls within the repertoire of the creative watchmaking collections of the Maison. The gourmette bracelet is distinguished by the out of phase aesthetics of the links, which are chained according to an alignment on the bias. Generous and opulent, the sweaters punctuate the ultra-feminine elegance of the watch [...]
Charles Gérald Genta was a Swiss designer and jeweler, known for the homonymous line of watches and for his design work developed with other watch brands such as: IWC, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Christie's in New York calls Genta's work "the Fabergé of watches", while The Wall [...]
It is an eventful August for Italian politics. In a few weeks we have witnessed the end of a government and the birth of a new executive at the helm of which the lawyer and professor, Giuseppe Conte, seems to be reconfirmed. Fresh from the task received a few hours ago by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to form the new government, the premier is undoubtedly the protagonist of the pan [...]
On June 21st Christie's auction house in New York will sell the 18-karat gold Cartier that belonged to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. This iconic timepiece, which belonged to the best-known first lady in United States history, represents the spearhead of the annual New York Rare Watches and American Icons sale organized by the well-known auction house. The clock - defin [...]
Last year Cartier enriched its timeless range of timepieces with the debut of the elegant Drive de Cartier. On the occasion of the 2017 Geneva Motor Show Cartier presented two new models - in steel and pink gold - adding to the Drive de Cartier collection what I believe to be one of the most fascinating complications of watchmaking the moon phases, with the Drive [... ]