How The Cartier Baignoire Returned To The Centre Of Style

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In recent years, modern enthusiasm for fine horology has stretched in two directions. Collectors have admired intricate constructions with expressive mechanics, yet the quieter, more minimal creations from past decades have found their own audience. Amid this renewed attention to form and proportion, the Cartier Baignoire stands as a piece that many overlooked for years. It lived mostly on the wrists of those with a deep relationship to the maison, its soft oval recognised by seasoned eyes but rarely by the wider public. … Read More

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