Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication

W1556251

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Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication

Brand  : Cartier
Collection  : Fine Watchmaking Collection
Model  : Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication
Reference  : W1556251
Complement : Platinum - Aliigator Strap
On sale : 2015

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  • Brand  : Cartier
    Collection  : Fine Watchmaking Collection
    Model  : Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication
    Reference  : W1556251
    Complement : Platinum - Aliigator Strap
    On sale : 2015
    List Price : 675 000 €
    Diameter : 45 mm
    Thickness : 12.60 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : 9406 MC
    Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève
    Circular Graining
    Hallmark of Geneva
    Complication : Skeleton
    Perpetual Calendar
    Tourbillon
    Minute Repeater
    Case material : Platinum
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Hallmark of Geneva
    Beaded crown in platinum set with a blue sapphire cabochon
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 30 meters
    Display : Blued steel hands
    Indexes : Carrés
    Glass : Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Black
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    Self-winding mechanical Manufacture movement. calibre 9406 MC
    578 parts including 47 jewels
    Casing-up diameter:
    15 ½ lines. i.e. 35 mm
    Total diameter: 39.3 mm
    Movement thickness: 5.49 mm
    Frequency: 21.600 vibrations / hour
    Power reserve approximately 50 hours

    Case in 950‰ platinum
    Beaded crown in 950‰ platinum set with a blue sapphire cabochon

    Baton-shaped. apple and hammer hands in blued steel

    Black alligator skin strap
    Double adjustable folding buckle in 18-carat white gold

DESCRIPTION

  • SIHH 2015

    CARTIER

    THE MOST COMPLEX OF ALL CARTIER WATCHES

    ROTONDE DE CARTIER GRANDE COMPLICATION WATCH CALIBRE 9406 MC


    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is an incredible feat of watchmaking. 578 components, 5 years of
    development, 15 weeks of production at the Manufacture, 10 weeks of decorating and fi nishing and 5 weeks of assembly. The result is measured in millimetres. A thickness of 5.49 mm for a self-winding mechanical movement that brings together three of the most prestigious Fine Watchmaking complications: a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater and a flying tourbillon. Of all Cartier watchmaking creations, this timepiece is the most complex. Equipped with the self-winding calibre 9406 MC, this “Poinçon de Genève”-certified timepiece combines the elegance of a platinum case with the excellence of an extra-flat skeleton movement.

    Three complications for a major challenge

    Combining the mechanisms of a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar and a flying tourbillon requires unique expertise at the crossroads of several different crafts. The Manufacture’s watchmakers devoted themselves to the design of a rich and pure chime, to the analysis of comprehensive time measurement and to the quest for perfect timekeeping.

    The minute repeater: a visible, clear and precious sound

    The minute repeater function is considered one of the most prestigious complications in Fine Watchmaking: behind its magic and its complexity it transports the reading of time into the world of sound and enables the wearer to hear the time on demand.

    Cartier focused its ultra-creative passion for watchmaking on the calibre 9406 MC’s minute repeater, endowing it with two remarkable features. On the one hand, the minute repeater is prominently displayed on the dial, with gongs and hammers in full view. On the other, its inertia fly-wheel is freed of its upper bridge, making it truly “fly”.

    These two creative elements are complemented by a technical approach that involved adopting the type of watchmaking mechanism known as “all or nothing”. This essential development makes it possible to avoid partial activation of the minute repeater, thus avoiding an inaccurate acoustic indication of the time.

    The technical knowledge acquired by Cartier watchmakers, including most notably the study of acoustic harmonics and tonalities, has allowed them to combine the nobility of a platinum case with the richness of a unique sound that is at once clear and precise, pure and soft.

    The flying tourbillon: between gravity and lightness

    The flying tourbillon on the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is located at 12 o’clock and represents
    a signature feature thanks to the delicacy of its design.

    From a technical point of view, this tourbillon boasts a titanium carriage that, thanks to its lightness, optimises timekeeping by countering the effects of gravity.

    From an aesthetic point of view, the complete absence of the upper bridge enhances the rotation of the calibre 9406 MC’s “flying”» tourbillon.

    The perpetual calendar: requires setting once every 100 years

    This complication indicates the date, automatically recognising not only whether a month has 30 or 31 days, but also the month of February - even in leap years, which occur once every four years.

    Taking into account both calendar and astronomical time, this calendar is designed to provide for the lag inherent in the Gregorian calendar, which dictates that a year contains 365.25 days. It therefore requires adjustment once every four years, whereas the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch only needs adjusting once every 100 years.

    The specific features of an extraordinary watch

    A play of transparency

    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch plays with transparency in a myriad of different ways, thanks
    to its precious openwork dial in 18-carat gold and its masterfully skeletonised movement.

    The skeletonisation of the calibre 9406 MC allows the observer to measure the beauty and complexity of this prestigious
    movement, on which the minute repeater, perpetual calendar and flying tourbillon are fully apparent.

    These three complications contain a significant number of skeletonised components, an aesthetic approach that is
    especially challenging at the level of excellence required to obtain the “Poinçon de Genève”. On this movement, the
    chamfering on the bridges, the drawing on the flanks, the setting of the jewels and the polishing on the countersinks
    is even more important as they are immediately visible.

    As for the openwork dial, it forms a harmonious arrangement of the three grand complications, displaying the
    perpetual calendar’s counters (the date, days, months and years), the flying tourbillon and the minute repeater’s gongs
    and hammers.

    The minimal dimensions of an exceptional calibre

    With a thickness of 5.49 mm, the calibre 9406 MC boasts incredible fineness and elegance, making the technical
    prowess of is composition all the more exceptional.

    Cartier’s watchmakers revisited the interactions of these three complications watch so that the gear trains and racks,
    star-wheels and snails are housed in a space of just a few millimetres, designed with a thorough, inventive and creative
    approach to watchmaking.

    High-speed self-winding

    The calibre 9406 MC gets its energy from a platinum micro-rotor with “guilloché” and “Côtes de Genève” finishing. The
    innovative construction of this two-level micro-rotor enables a reduction in winding speed while limiting energy loss.

    The prestigious “Poinçon de Genève”

    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is certified “Poinçon de Genève”. The self-winding calibre 9406
    MC is assembled and set in the Maison’s Fine Watchmaking workshops, which are located in Geneva, just above the
    Cartier boutique at 35 rue du Rhône. Its finishes have been executed according to the standards of excellence set
    down by this celebrated seal of watchmaking quality.

    From its design to its final assembly, the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication is the ultimate expression of exceptional craftsmanship perfected by Cartier’s master watchmakers.

    By combining the three most prestigious Fine Watchmaking complications in an extra-fl at self-winding movement,
    and by making this technical prowess visible with incredibly fine skeletonisation, Cartier reaffirms its leading role as
    a creator of watches boasting ambition and excellence.

  • SIHH 2015

    CARTIER

    THE MOST COMPLEX OF ALL CARTIER WATCHES

    ROTONDE DE CARTIER GRANDE COMPLICATION WATCH CALIBRE 9406 MC


    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is an incredible feat of watchmaking. 578 components, 5 years of
    development, 15 weeks of production at the Manufacture, 10 weeks of decorating and fi nishing and 5 weeks of assembly. The result is measured in millimetres. A thickness of 5.49 mm for a self-winding mechanical movement that brings together three of the most prestigious Fine Watchmaking complications: a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater and a flying tourbillon. Of all Cartier watchmaking creations, this timepiece is the most complex. Equipped with the self-winding calibre 9406 MC, this “Poinçon de Genève”-certified timepiece combines the elegance of a platinum case with the excellence of an extra-flat skeleton movement.

    Three complications for a major challenge

    Combining the mechanisms of a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar and a flying tourbillon requires unique expertise at the crossroads of several different crafts. The Manufacture’s watchmakers devoted themselves to the design of a rich and pure chime, to the analysis of comprehensive time measurement and to the quest for perfect timekeeping.

    The minute repeater: a visible, clear and precious sound

    The minute repeater function is considered one of the most prestigious complications in Fine Watchmaking: behind its magic and its complexity it transports the reading of time into the world of sound and enables the wearer to hear the time on demand.

    Cartier focused its ultra-creative passion for watchmaking on the calibre 9406 MC’s minute repeater, endowing it with two remarkable features. On the one hand, the minute repeater is prominently displayed on the dial, with gongs and hammers in full view. On the other, its inertia fly-wheel is freed of its upper bridge, making it truly “fly”.

    These two creative elements are complemented by a technical approach that involved adopting the type of watchmaking mechanism known as “all or nothing”. This essential development makes it possible to avoid partial activation of the minute repeater, thus avoiding an inaccurate acoustic indication of the time.

    The technical knowledge acquired by Cartier watchmakers, including most notably the study of acoustic harmonics and tonalities, has allowed them to combine the nobility of a platinum case with the richness of a unique sound that is at once clear and precise, pure and soft.

    The flying tourbillon: between gravity and lightness

    The flying tourbillon on the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is located at 12 o’clock and represents
    a signature feature thanks to the delicacy of its design.

    From a technical point of view, this tourbillon boasts a titanium carriage that, thanks to its lightness, optimises timekeeping by countering the effects of gravity.

    From an aesthetic point of view, the complete absence of the upper bridge enhances the rotation of the calibre 9406 MC’s “flying”» tourbillon.

    The perpetual calendar: requires setting once every 100 years

    This complication indicates the date, automatically recognising not only whether a month has 30 or 31 days, but also the month of February - even in leap years, which occur once every four years.

    Taking into account both calendar and astronomical time, this calendar is designed to provide for the lag inherent in the Gregorian calendar, which dictates that a year contains 365.25 days. It therefore requires adjustment once every four years, whereas the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch only needs adjusting once every 100 years.

    The specific features of an extraordinary watch

    A play of transparency

    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch plays with transparency in a myriad of different ways, thanks
    to its precious openwork dial in 18-carat gold and its masterfully skeletonised movement.

    The skeletonisation of the calibre 9406 MC allows the observer to measure the beauty and complexity of this prestigious
    movement, on which the minute repeater, perpetual calendar and flying tourbillon are fully apparent.

    These three complications contain a significant number of skeletonised components, an aesthetic approach that is
    especially challenging at the level of excellence required to obtain the “Poinçon de Genève”. On this movement, the
    chamfering on the bridges, the drawing on the flanks, the setting of the jewels and the polishing on the countersinks
    is even more important as they are immediately visible.

    As for the openwork dial, it forms a harmonious arrangement of the three grand complications, displaying the
    perpetual calendar’s counters (the date, days, months and years), the flying tourbillon and the minute repeater’s gongs
    and hammers.

    The minimal dimensions of an exceptional calibre

    With a thickness of 5.49 mm, the calibre 9406 MC boasts incredible fineness and elegance, making the technical
    prowess of is composition all the more exceptional.

    Cartier’s watchmakers revisited the interactions of these three complications watch so that the gear trains and racks,
    star-wheels and snails are housed in a space of just a few millimetres, designed with a thorough, inventive and creative
    approach to watchmaking.

    High-speed self-winding

    The calibre 9406 MC gets its energy from a platinum micro-rotor with “guilloché” and “Côtes de Genève” finishing. The
    innovative construction of this two-level micro-rotor enables a reduction in winding speed while limiting energy loss.

    The prestigious “Poinçon de Genève”

    The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication watch is certified “Poinçon de Genève”. The self-winding calibre 9406
    MC is assembled and set in the Maison’s Fine Watchmaking workshops, which are located in Geneva, just above the
    Cartier boutique at 35 rue du Rhône. Its finishes have been executed according to the standards of excellence set
    down by this celebrated seal of watchmaking quality.

    From its design to its final assembly, the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication is the ultimate expression of exceptional craftsmanship perfected by Cartier’s master watchmakers.

    By combining the three most prestigious Fine Watchmaking complications in an extra-fl at self-winding movement,
    and by making this technical prowess visible with incredibly fine skeletonisation, Cartier reaffirms its leading role as
    a creator of watches boasting ambition and excellence.

  • Brand  : Cartier
    Collection  : Fine Watchmaking Collection
    Model  : Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication
    Reference  : W1556251
    Complement : Platinum - Aliigator Strap
    On sale : 2015
    List Price : 675 000 €
    Diameter : 45 mm
    Thickness : 12.60 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : 9406 MC
    Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève
    Circular Graining
    Hallmark of Geneva
    Complication : Skeleton
    Perpetual Calendar
    Tourbillon
    Minute Repeater
    Case material : Platinum
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Hallmark of Geneva
    Beaded crown in platinum set with a blue sapphire cabochon
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 30 meters
    Display : Blued steel hands
    Indexes : Carrés
    Glass : Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Black
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    Self-winding mechanical Manufacture movement. calibre 9406 MC
    578 parts including 47 jewels
    Casing-up diameter:
    15 ½ lines. i.e. 35 mm
    Total diameter: 39.3 mm
    Movement thickness: 5.49 mm
    Frequency: 21.600 vibrations / hour
    Power reserve approximately 50 hours

    Case in 950‰ platinum
    Beaded crown in 950‰ platinum set with a blue sapphire cabochon

    Baton-shaped. apple and hammer hands in blued steel

    Black alligator skin strap
    Double adjustable folding buckle in 18-carat white gold