Lucky for you Cartier watch lovers that Cartier newest piece is also probably
his most affordable yet. No, it isn't going to come cheap at low price bucks.
But that is better low price right? It does however come with a cool name;
"Kantharos. " A strong title - the term is actually quite simple. A kantharos is
the term used to describe a form of ancient Cartier pottery. More specifically,
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watch is like a tall glass of cool water? Not exactly... I think Cartier's
motive was to comment on how the high-contrast dial is similar to the
high-contrast colors on these antique pots.
The uses the same case and
aesthetics of the Cartier watches. It looks like the brand will settle on this
case design and dial style for a while to come. While we have just one picture
at launch, the Kantharos will be available in five versions. Pictured is the
black titanium model, but other versions will includes cases that mix titanium
and various tones of gold. The case here is 45mm wide and looks quite sporty for
a high-end collector's watch.
For me, the dial of the Kantharos looks
like an angry owl. Am I the only one that can see that? Just look at those
grimacing eye brows! I mean hands.... Chronograph subdials make for emotive
eyes, and the open window of the constant force escapement makes for a hell of a
complex beak. The dial isn't the only unique thing about the Kantharos, this is
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Cartier does not disappoint when it comes to cleverly arranging features in a
way I would have never anticipated.
In addition to being an automatic (I
think a first for Cartier branded watches), the Cartier movement has the time, a
monopusher 12 hour chronograph, a constant force escapement (which means that
power runs from the mainspring barrel to the movement in a consistent amount no
matter how tightly wound the spring is). This helps a watch be more accurate
over time, and a sonnerie function for the chronograph.
Allow me to
explain this latter function as it debuted on Cartier watch (hands-on here). You
know how when you press keys on your phone, it beeps to let you know that the
key was registered? It is sort of the same thing. When you press the chronograph
pusher, a cathedral style gong is hit by a sonnerie hammer to let you know that
you "did something. " This is the same type of musical system used in minute
repeater watches. Replica
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simply calls this
function a "mechanical chime, " which is more or less what it is. You can
actually see the hammer through a window at 10 o'clock on the dial. Now you have
a lot more reason to play with the chronograph. All that complexity for such
simple auditory satisfaction...
Not exactly elegant, the dial of the
Cartier is however cool in that "Cartier weird" sort of way. There is a ton of
horological street cred in a watch like this. Cartier can more or less design it
to look however he wants because his movements are so cool and I highly admire
his modern approach to making watches. The almost controversial oddity of the
watch appeals to me in that it isn't trying to attract any part of the
mainstream. Cartier loves making high-end mechanical toys (that tell the time),
and his passion is all about the movements. The style of the Cartier reflects
his own personality and ambitions to modernize and keep fresh the honestly
antiquated art of watchmaking. We will get a hands-on look at the Cartier watch
soon.