Cartier unveils «le Cirque Animalier» collection

New models

The collection is dreamlike, a wandering watchmaker’s fairytale that roams the continents like a travelling circus on a voyage of discovery. First stop: Asia. These three original creations, in a limited edition series of 50 individually-numbered timepieces, call upon all areas of watch making expertise from stone-setting to enamelling, from engine turning to diamond paving and from sculpting to engraving. Cartier exhibits the full extent of its jewellery making and technical virtuosity in each of these creations, all mounted on brushed canvas straps.

Watch with panda motif
A gentle and familiar panda arrives on the scene in a plump collection of black sapphires and diamonds. The precious miniature animal holds a disc of black enamel in its paws, embossed with bamboo stalks and eucalyptus leaves in white enamel to reflect the delicate landscape of China.

Specifications
Case in 18 carat, rhodium-plated, white gold set with round diamonds
Panda in 18 carat, rhodium-plated, white gold set with round diamonds, black sapphires and emeralds (eyes), with some details outlined in black enamel
Dial in black and white enamel
Dark-grey, brushed, canvas strap with an ardillon buckle in 18 carat, rhodium-plated, white _ gold set with round diamonds
Quartz movement
Approximately 8 carats

Watch with elephant motif
A delicate and timid little elephant stands balanced atop a ball of pink gold covered in sparkling, star-set diamonds. The silhouette of this adorable circus hero, outlined in white gold and paved with diamonds, invades the pink-gold dial decorated with a shimmering hint of diamonds. A circus act is in full-swing in the ring where time unfolds, a dial within a dial, like a rehearsal in the art of style.

Specifications
Case in 18 carat, pink gold set with round diamonds
Elephant in 18 carat, rhodium-plated, white gold set with round diamonds and an emerald
Dial in 18 carat, pink gold set with round diamonds and partially decorated with guilloche
Dark-grey, brushed, canvas strap with an ardillon buckle in 18 carat, pink gold set with round diamonds
Quartz movement
Approximately 7.2 carats

Watch with tiger motif
A tiger curls up around an iridescent, sun-like dial in yellow gold that has been entirely engine-turned and encircled with diamonds. Emerald eyes illuminate the unthreatening presence of this feline, crafted from yellow gold and yellow diamonds with onyx stripes. As if lying in wait, ready to pounce, the totemic animal created by Cartier stands out in all of its splendour inside the yellow-gold, fully-paved case of the watch.

Specifications
Case in 18 carat, yellow gold set with round diamonds and sapphire crystal.
Tiger in 18 carat, yellow gold set with yellow diamonds and 2 emeralds, with some details outlined in black enamel
Guilloché dial in 18-carat, yellow gold
Dark-grey, brushed, canvas strap with an ardillon buckle in 18 carat, yellow gold set with round diamonds
Quartz movement
Approximately 7 carats. ■

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