Rotonde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Case : 18K white or pink gold, beaded cabochon-set crown, sapphire crystal caseback Diameter : 42 mm Movement : mechanical self-winding (Calibre 9423MC, 48-hour power reserve), 445 parts, Fine Watchmaking finishing, openworked oscillating weight Functions : hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, perpetual calendar Dial : galvanic, guilloché, openworked silver-toned sunburst effect grid with black transferred Roman numerals Water resistance : 30 m Strap: black alligator leather with gold folding clasp
It comes as no surprise that Carole Forestier Kasapi has been awarded the Best Watchmaker Prize at the 2012 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. At the helm of the Cartier Haute Horlogerie department since it was created in 2002, she and her now over 200-strong team have accomplished a truly impressive feat by establishing Cartier in just a few years as a force to be reckoned within the field of Fine Watchmaking. Her Think Tank has notably developed 19 calibres in the complications category. Unveiled at the SIHH 2013 alongside a fabulous Mysterious watch, the Rotonde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph in white or pink gold was entirely developed in-house. Its new self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement is equipped with two barrels in order to improve the torque and the power reserve, with a supple linear resetting lever featuring a design that ensures it does not overly strain the pivots of the hands’ arbors during the resetting process. The subtlety of the construction is also reflected in the display, including a retrograding day of the week hand at 6 o’clock and a pointer-type date mechanism placed around the dial rim.
