Watches and Wonders 2021: Cloche de Cartier, The Clock on Our Wrist

The legend of Cloche de Cartier was born after Cartier designers, a jewel and watchmaker who turned the simple realities of everyday life into a work of art, created an arrangement that revealed the true power of the watch. The operation was simple: In a new asymmetric design inspired by a service bell, the case and dial were rotated ninety degrees. After all, as with service bells, the arm is on the hill, and you can pull it out of your wrist and use it as a miniature table clock if you want. These unique watches are all 37.15 mm x 28 mm in diameter, the 1917 MC and 9626 MC are in-house movements.

18-carat yellow gold case and dial. Blued needles are handmade. Embellished arm with cabochon cut sapphire stone. Black crocodile leather strap. Black crocodile leather strap. Limited production of 100 pieces with sequence numbers. The manual winding 1917 MC movement.

Black dial, 18-carat pink gold case and hands. Embellished arm with cabochon cut sapphire stone. Anthracite grey crocodile skin strap. Limited production of 100 pieces with sequence numbers.

Platinum case, yellow dial. Embellished with cabochon cut ruby stone. Black crocodile leather strap. Limited production of 100 pieces with sequence numbers. Manual winding 1917 MC movement.

Clouche Skeleton Models

Cartier watch specialists have redesigned the manual winding 1917 MC movement for skeleton watches. In the new architecture, the escapement and the entire wheel system that follows it are arranged in a circular manner with extraordinary simplicity. Therefore, a new manual winding movement, the 9626 MC, was born.

Platinum skeleton case, blued hands. 107 sets of round cut diamonds (0.7 carats). Round cut diamond (0.1 carat) forming handle. 21 round cut diamond (0.2 carat) buckle set. Manual winding 9626 MC movement. Limited production to 20 pieces.

18-carat pink gold skeleton case, blue hands. Embellished arm with cabochon cut sapphire stone. Brown or gray crocodile skin strap. Manual winding 9626 MC mechanism. Limited production to 50 pieces.

Platinum skeleton case, blued hands. Embellished with cabochon cut ruby stone. Black or blue crocodile skin strap. Manual winding9626 MC mechanism. Limited production to 50 pieces.