Knack Panthere
WOW Singapore|WOW Jewellery 2018
Marie-Laure Cérède, creation director of Cartier Watchmaking Studio, discusses the maison’s adroit watchmaking skill in creating the siren allure of the Révélation d’une Panthère in the face of other brand icons
Jonathan Ho & Kelvin Tan
Knack Panthere

Like sand languidly flowing down in an hourglass, depicting the unstoppable passage of time, the iconic Cartier panther, when given its due time, is revealed on the dial of the Révélation d’une Panthère once all the tiny yellow gold beads on the dial form its magnificent visage after magically rolling down an invisible path into their respective resting places. Flick your wrist, and the tiny beads disperse, only to gather once more, once again creating the mystical image for your viewing pleasure.

It’s an ephemeral pleasure, and while there are no obvious symbols of haute horlogerie, the sensation it evokes as you watch the rain of beads each time is every bit indiscernible from one gained either from casting a lengthened gaze on one of the brand’s signature mysterious tourbillons or perhaps listening to chiming time expressed by a Rotonde Minute Repeater. While 2018’s Révélation d’une Panthère is a time-only novelty in strict horological terms, her face is truly a work of art and a result of great imagination and creativity.

Cartier has a knack for interpreting its heritage in whimsically appropriate high complications like its Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon, but with the Révélation d’une Panthère, the maison’s heritage motif is ensconced in sandwiched glass, within which sit the beads floating within a viscous fluid; according to Marie-Laure Cérède, creation director of Cartier Watchmaking Studio, “the beads are guided through channels in the glass”.

The movement which drives the watch is no slouch either. The manually wound Manufacture Calibre 430MC has about 36 hours of power reserve and is housed within a 37mm pink gold case with a bezel paved with diamonds totalling over two carats on each watch.

Esta historia es de la edición WOW Jewellery 2018 de WOW Singapore.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición WOW Jewellery 2018 de WOW Singapore.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE WOW SINGAPOREVer todo
Hand-Finished Ceramic
WOW Singapore

Hand-Finished Ceramic

Once thought impossible, Blancpain demonstrates how to bring handcraftsmanship to ceramic cases and bracelets with the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de lune 5054

time-read
2 minutos  |
Issue 74
Quanta Of Time
WOW Singapore

Quanta Of Time

Just as hours, minutes and seconds are quanta of time, so too are days, weeks, months and years. We finally explore the story of the perpetual calendar in particular, in a year that invites such ruminations

time-read
6 minutos  |
Issue 74
Twice Upon A Time
WOW Singapore

Twice Upon A Time

The world's greatest double tourbillon wristwatch, the Breguet Classique 5345 Quai de L'horloge is back, with new hand-finishing touches

time-read
2 minutos  |
Issue 74
Coming In Thin
WOW Singapore

Coming In Thin

Bvigari’s releases for 2024 continue to stun the watch world with its trail-blazing innovation and sublime artistry

time-read
3 minutos  |
Issue 74
Light The Night
WOW Singapore

Light The Night

Luminox celebrates 35 years of existence by drawing on its heritage in the realms of the air, land and sea

time-read
3 minutos  |
Issue 74
New Frontiers
WOW Singapore

New Frontiers

The outgoing CEO of TAG Heuer Julien Tornare shares his management style and values. No doubt these will remain consistent in his new role as Hublot CEO, just as they were in his Zenith tenure

time-read
8 minutos  |
Issue 74
Delighting To Surprise
WOW Singapore

Delighting To Surprise

Tissot CEO Sylvain Dolla weighs in on the novelties of 2024

time-read
7 minutos  |
Issue 74
Machine Learning
WOW Singapore

Machine Learning

The mechanical calendar has been perfected over the last 100 years; it remains a challenge that invites multiple watchmaking and engineering approaches. We get into the nuts and bolts of how the perpetual calendar gets the job done

time-read
10+ minutos  |
Issue 74
Expedition Hublot
WOW Singapore

Expedition Hublot

A peek into the manufacture at Hublot reveals the amount of intricacies and technology behind the often quirky watches

time-read
5 minutos  |
Issue 74
STRUCTURAL STYLE
WOW Singapore

STRUCTURAL STYLE

Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni explains the logic of the new Toric collection and takes us through his thoughts on style and elegance

time-read
7 minutos  |
Issue 74