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A Watch That’s Shape-Shifted Its Way Across a Century
When Cartier began making wristwatches in 1904, the Parisian house approached the precise craft the same way it had fine jewelry design 57 years earlier, with an eye toward bold, uniquely geometric designs. After introducing the perfectly square Santos face and the elliptical Baignoire, Louis Cartier sketched the prototype for the Tank watch, reminiscent of … Read more