Privé is the unique assortment of resurrected Cartier watches from the model’s in depth historical past. Hardcore Cartier followers will recall the mid-2000s Assortment Privée Cartier Paris, whereas newcomers to the model will in all probability keep in mind the 2018 and 2019 Privé fashions, the Cintrée and the Tonneau. 2020 sees the arrival of the Cartier Privé Tank Asymétrique, in all probability essentially the most putting of the lot.
Specs
Model: Cartier
Mannequin: Privé Tank Asymétrique
Dimensions: 47.15mm by 26.2mm and 6.38mm-thick for the stable dials, 7.82mm for the skeleton variations.
Water Resistance: three bar (30 meters)
Case Materials: 18okay yellow gold, 18okay pink gold, platinum
Crystal/Lens: sapphire crystal
Motion: Cartier Manufacture Mechanical Motion 1917MC and 9623MC Skeleton
Frequency: 3Hz for stable dials, 4Hz for skeleton
Energy Reserve: 38 and 48 hours
Strap/Bracelet: varied leather-based
Worth & Availability: Gold case stable dial 27,200 Swiss Francs, Platinum case stable dial 30,800 Swiss francs, skeleton variations 60,500 Swiss Francs in 18okay pink gold, 68,500 Swiss Francs in platinum, 96,000 Swiss Francs with diamonds. Availability begins in December.
Though not initially meant to be a Tank assortment piece, the 1936 Asymétrique strengthened Cartier’s now-famous mastery of daring shapes and highly effective designs. A dial rotated by 30° and a skewed “Parallélogramme” case with triple lugs was greater than sufficient to show the 1917 Cartier Tank’s sq. stance into one thing a lot extra playful and alive.
The stable dial variations are impressively skinny at simply 6.38mm. The case supplies vary between platinum, 18okay pink gold and 18okay yellow gold, every model restricted to 100 items. No frequent man’s metal possibility within the Privé assortment which, in reality, is an absolute disgrace. The motion inside is the Cartier Manufacture Caliber 1917MC, a skinny, hand-wound caliber that runs at a reasonable 3Hz and gives an equally reasonable 38 hours of energy reserve. In return, it measures simply 2.9mm-thick.
For the primary time ever, the Cartier Privé Tank Asymétrique, and your entire Asymétrique assortment, will get a skeletonized model in three executions. The 30° rotated dial and the consequently skewed motion appears to be like completely fascinating, with the stability wheel located beneath the Arabic 6 o’clock marker, whereas the mainspring barrel is within the high proper sharp nook of the case. A mind-bending exhibition of watch design going off the rails — and watchmaking going with it. All that, however in a great way.
Though Cartier has been making a little bit of a development, and a profitable one at that, from producing steel-cased, competitively priced, skeletonized variations of a few of its best-selling fashions, being a Privé assortment piece, the Tank Asymétrique turns into an exception to that. I’m certain all of the homeowners of the 100 restricted items of every Cartier Privé Tank Asymétrique will likely be more than happy — however I so want these beautiful items didn’t exist in such extraordinarily restricted numbers.
Come December this yr, the world will get 600 Cartier Privé Tank Asymétrique watches throughout these six references, and that will likely be it. This makes them extra a design tour de pressure than one thing for the better Cartier fanatic base. Oh properly. You might scout the model’s web site for different, extra available Cartier icons.
