TIME-MIRROR
Because time has a philosophical dimension to it, depending on the sensibility of each individual, the Parisian maison turns it into a reflection of the self, a new thought to be deepened to the rhythm of the hours.
Providing new arguments to stimulate cogitation, to build thought, to philosophize on the inexorable passage of time, is a sweet hobby horse for Cartier. However, with the Reflection watch, the Parisian maison is combining another of its specialties: shapes. This combination not only develops the mind, but also awakens the senses, like a game that links imagination and touch, brain and fingertips.
At Watches and Wonders, in Geneva, a few months ago, the French jeweler-watchmaker presented five fine cuffs that display the time, two versions in colored gold, yellow or rose, and three in white gold lined with diamonds, alone or accompanied by stones in elegant hues (emerald, chrysoprase, turquoise tourmaline, obsidian, opal, spessartite garnets, amethyst and tiger’s eye).
Each of these thick rods freely reinterprets the rigid vocabulary of geometry, offering a body that’s at once full and openworked, angular and rounded, smooth and rough. One end reveals a clear dial with black Roman numerals or covered in brilliants, and a duo of small sword-style hands, while the other is covered with a highly polished surface. Time is thus reflected in this mirror, upsetting landmarks and suggesting that we follow its normal course or, if we’re feeling poetic, rewind it. The Reflection watch measures 18.4 x 17.5mm for a height of 8.9mm and houses a quartz movement that powers the hours and minutes indication.
