There is a high probability that many men, even the avid Cartier enthusiasts amongst them, skip this post. The words “medium” and especially the word “diamonds” will serve as indicators that this watch is not for them anyway. An understandable … Continue reading
A few weeks ago we discussed the new Rotonde Day & Night that Cartier introduced last January in Geneva, at the SIHH and showed you the difference between the new model and the original version from 2006. What we did … Continue reading
Mechanical watches are obsolete. A mere fact, that is actually not even troubling. It simply elevated mechanical watchmaking to an art. But being an art, we still like it to have some function! Pleasant for the eye, crafted with care … Continue reading
Quite recent we had the opportunity to spend some time with the new Tank MC Chronograph. A very interesting watch because throughout the history of Cartier, the chronograph complication hasn’t been a lot incorporated in Tank-collections. Of course the Tank … Continue reading
Auctioneer Antiquorum is having another auction in Hong Kong later this month and there are a few Cartier watches that just have to be mentioned. Especially the Santos 100 Mysterieuse and Tank a Vis skeleton are pieces to watch. (Text, … Continue reading
Cartier launched the Rotonde de Cartier ‘Day & Night’ in 2006. It was one of the CPCP pieces that was produced in a small quantity, somewhere between 175 – 225 pieces, but not a limited edition, it’s what the production was … Continue reading
The SIHH is for us always the most exiting time of the year. Cartier does often release some new models half way the year, but it really is the SIHH where the new collection is presented. We did already some … Continue reading
The true difficulty of watchmaking lies in the fact that there is so little space. Diameter and height are physically limited when a watch is worn around the wrist. Also the lack of an abundance of energy inside a watch … Continue reading
That Cartier is a brand of tradition is evident when looking at their heritage, yet they are also not afraid to start new traditions. One of those newer traditions are the skeleton watches that they create as part of the … Continue reading
2013 was an amazing for Troisanneaux! It was the year where we transformed from a purely informative website, into a full blown blog that incorporates not only all the information that was previously available, but now also informs you about … Continue reading
