THE CARTIER TORTUE : PERPETUALLY REINVENTED
THE TORTUE, A SIGNATURE OF THE MAISON CARTIER
The Tortue watch was born in 1912 from a powerful creative vision, namely to create a dialogue between curves and taut lines. The new Tortue is faithful to the original design, but has been subtly reworked.
With horns stretched along the strap and a slimmer profile, the watch has flourished and been made lighter.
Paying tribute to the very first model, it features apple-shaped hands and a rail-track that follows the iconic shape of the watch around the hour markers, making the dial even easier to read.
THE TORTUE HOURS/ MINUTES VERSION
This new edition of Cartier Privé reveals an hours/minutes version of the Tortue watch in platinum or yellow gold. For the first time in the Cartier Privé collection, there is also a platinum hours/minutes version set with brilliant-cut diamonds available in a limited edition of 50 numbered pieces.
On the gold model, the dial has a finely grained golden finish and the winding crown is set with a sapphire cabochon. The strap is made of blue alligator leather and fastens with an ardillon buckle.
The Roman numerals on the platinum watches are rhodium-plated.
The attention to detail creates a play of contrasts and nuances. The silvered opaline dial and winding crown are enhanced by a brilliant diamond set on the watch, a true jewellery signature, and by a ruby cabochon on the platinum version that creates a chromatic harmony dear to the Maison.
Both these models feature a red alligator leather strap that fastens with an ardillon buckle, set with 25 pavé-set diamonds.
METICULOUS WORK FROM AN ELEGANT COMPLICATION
The combination of expertise and master craftsmanship is the hallmark of this calibre, with its exceptional finish and the curves of its Côte de Genève decoration highlighting the shape of the bridges.
The levers, springs and bridges are bevelled, the metal is brushed and the wheels and barrels are rimmed. The platinum watch is characterised by its play of nuances:
the blued effect of the counters, the silvered opaline dial and the rhodium-plated Roman numerals. It embodies the chromatic harmony of platinum and ruby cabochon so dear to Cartier.
The yellow gold version features gold-finish apple-shaped hands, a grained golden-finish dial and a winding mechanism adorned with a sapphire cabochon.
The meticulous work of an elegant complication that is activated with a single motion, this watch symbolises the Maison’s constantly renewed ambition of dedicating technique to design with even greater clarity.
