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Where is the mechanism' What is the trick that makes the hands go round' Where is time hidden' Is it a ring' A watch' The answer is in the question, hidden beyond the technical skill, the creative mastery, the desire to bring illusion and duality into the magnetic field of watchmaking. <br \/><br \/>It all began in 1912, with the creation of the first mystery clocks,\u00a0 \u201cmiracles of watchmaking\u201d, the newspapers said, marvelling at clocks whose hands seemed to float in rock crystal, totally unrelated to the movement.\u00a0 The story continues through two timepiece collections, from mystery to fantasy, allegories of an exquisite time when forms went into freestyle;\u00a0 an unpredictable time when watches went from jewel to brooch;\u00a0 a mysterious time when the tourbillon escapement in the Rotonde watch\u00a0 was displayed in utter transparency, as though suspended weightless\u00a0 on the face. <br \/><br \/>It was a jewellery and watchmaking challenge involving such technical complexity and such a host of professions \u2013 150 in all \u2013 that only the utmost expertise would do. From the goldsmith to the enamellist, the lapidary to the watchmaker and the engraver to the jeweller, a chain of craftsmen linked\u00a0 by the kind of excellence that commands a tortoise whose gemstone shell shields the hours, or has a diamond-studded phoenix oscillate in rhythm\u00a0 with the ticking of the watch.\u00a0 <br \/><br \/>Nothing seems impossible, like the inventiveness of imagining starstruck mystery clocks, two timepiece UFOs in obsidian or agate marquetry that renew the genre, refreshing the fascination for an enigmatic time to which Cartier holds the secret, as Jean Cocteau was inspired to say: \u201cCartier,\u00a0 subtle magician that holds the pieces of a moon on the thread of a sun.\u201d <br \/><br \/><strong>Les Heures Myst\u00e9rieuses de Cartier <\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>For over a hundred years, Cartier has been mastering mystery. Over time, this watchmaking ideal has led to the creation of Clocks and watches that crystallise the power of enchantment.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>This year, Cartier presents two new watchmaking complications that push the frontiers of the mysterious yet further, continuing the founding tradition of the Maison. Inspired by the concept of transparency and hidden complexity, the watchmakers of the Cartier Manufacture confronted the challenge of bringing enthusiasts two new creations with clean lines that seem to glorify time with incredible lightness. The \ufb01rst mysteriously displays the hour and minutes with two hands that seem to \ufb02oat magically in space. 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With friction reduced to a minimum, the next task was to reduce the inertia of these large discs of sapphire crystal, weighing just 0.56 g and fashioned using DRIE technology (Deep Reactive Ion Etching). Thanks to this cutting-edge method, the metal parts can be made by three-dimensionally building up material, thus obtaining a gear wheel of extremely high concentric precision in one piece with the sapphire crystal disc. The geometry of the assembly is exact to the nearest micron. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Perfection of design\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/><br \/>To facilitate the \ufb01nal assembly of the different components under optimum conditions, Cartier opted for a modular structure. Thus the movement is made up of two separate elements: the movement proper, which occupies a crescent-shaped zone on the baseplate, and an independent display module occupying the circular space left vacant for the purpose. 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Model  :	Rotonde de Cartier Mystérieuse
Reference  :	W1556224
Complement :	White Gold - Alligator Strap
Year :	2013
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• Brand  :	Cartier
  Collection  :	Fine Watchmaking Collection
  Model  :	Rotonde de Cartier Mystérieuse
  Reference  :	W1556224
  Complement :	White Gold - Alligator Strap
  Year :	2013
  Is not commercialised any more
  List Price :	61 000 €
  Diameter :	42 mm
  Styles :	Atypical High Horology
  Types :	Hand-winding
  Calibre :	9981 MC
  Complication :	Mysterious Hours
  Case material :	White gold
  Case peculiarity :	Sapphire caseback Beaded crown adorned with a cabochon sapphire
  Shape :	Round
  Water-resistance :	30 meters
  Dial :	Engraved
  Dial color :	Silver
  Display :	Sword-shaped hands
  Indexes :	Railroad Roman numerals
  Glass :	Sapphire
  Strap material :	Alligator leather
  Strap color :	Black
  Strap clasp :	Double folding buckle
  + More characteristics :	Movement Manufacture mechanical with manual winding. calibre 9981 MC Mystery display of hour and minute   Casing-up diameter: 31.3 mm Total diameter: 31.9 mm Thickness: 4.61 mm   Number of jewels: 27 Number of parts: 158 Balance: 28.800 vibrations / hour Power reserve: 48 hours Case 18-carat white gold  Crown beaded. 18-carat white gold. set with a sapphire cabochon Dial Galvanised. guilloché. silvered open-work grill with sunray effect. black transferred Roman numerals Hands sword-shaped in rhodium-coated steel  Black alligator skin strap Double adjustable folding buckle in 18-carat white gold

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• CARTIER HOURS,
  FROM MYSTERY TO FANTASY...
  
  Time is much more than it seems
  
  At Cartier, time dreams, appears and vanishes, a material in its own right  to be transformed. Time is hypnotic, a pretext for the creation of incredible timepieces. Miracle' Magic' For Cartier hours, time is much more than it seems, a mystery here, a fantasy there. The questions are in the surprise. Where is the mechanism' What is the trick that makes the hands go round' Where is time hidden' Is it a ring' A watch' The answer is in the question, hidden beyond the technical skill, the creative mastery, the desire to bring illusion and duality into the magnetic field of watchmaking.
  
  It all began in 1912, with the creation of the first mystery clocks,  “miracles of watchmaking”, the newspapers said, marvelling at clocks whose hands seemed to float in rock crystal, totally unrelated to the movement.  The story continues through two timepiece collections, from mystery to fantasy, allegories of an exquisite time when forms went into freestyle;  an unpredictable time when watches went from jewel to brooch;  a mysterious time when the tourbillon escapement in the Rotonde watch  was displayed in utter transparency, as though suspended weightless  on the face.
  
  It was a jewellery and watchmaking challenge involving such technical complexity and such a host of professions – 150 in all – that only the utmost expertise would do. From the goldsmith to the enamellist, the lapidary to the watchmaker and the engraver to the jeweller, a chain of craftsmen linked  by the kind of excellence that commands a tortoise whose gemstone shell shields the hours, or has a diamond-studded phoenix oscillate in rhythm  with the ticking of the watch. 
  
  Nothing seems impossible, like the inventiveness of imagining starstruck mystery clocks, two timepiece UFOs in obsidian or agate marquetry that renew the genre, refreshing the fascination for an enigmatic time to which Cartier holds the secret, as Jean Cocteau was inspired to say: “Cartier,  subtle magician that holds the pieces of a moon on the thread of a sun.”
  
  Les Heures Mystérieuses de Cartier
   
  For over a hundred years, Cartier has been mastering mystery. Over time, this watchmaking ideal has led to the creation of Clocks and watches that crystallise the power of enchantment. 
   
  This year, Cartier presents two new watchmaking complications that push the frontiers of the mysterious yet further, continuing the founding tradition of the Maison. Inspired by the concept of transparency and hidden complexity, the watchmakers of the Cartier Manufacture confronted the challenge of bringing enthusiasts two new creations with clean lines that seem to glorify time with incredible lightness. The first mysteriously displays the hour and minutes with two hands that seem to float magically in space. The second focuses the attention on a mysterious double tourbillon whose floating cage performs a delicate and spellbinding dance.
  
  Montre Rotonde de Cartier Mystery
  
  Breathtaking and ethereal, the Rotonde de Cartier Mystery watch hypnotises those who gaze on it with its hands that float in space. The purity of its design is such that the extraordinary watchmaking complexity of its mysterious display is forgotten. Indeed, perfecting this new Cartier Manufacture movement forced our watchmakers to rethink the traditional mechanism in its entirety. Their aim: to overcome the specific problems involved in driving large sapphire crystal discs. The paradox presented by an instrument of this kind is that the simplicity of the display conceals a watchmaking complication that demanded hundreds of hours of design calculation. 
   
  To bring a mystery wristwatch into being, the watchmakers of the Cartier Manufacture had to overcome all the constraints inherent in perfecting a display by hands whose connection to the movement is completely invisible. Thus, in order to limit friction between the sapphire crystal discs, it was decided that they should turn on fine pivots, like a wheel in a gear train, rather than in guide grooves, the traditional technique adopted for mysterious clocks. 
  
  This new concept, which is combined with the wheel of the hour hand, avoids friction and limits the power consumption of the movement. With friction reduced to a minimum, the next task was to reduce the inertia of these large discs of sapphire crystal, weighing just 0.56 g and fashioned using DRIE technology (Deep Reactive Ion Etching). Thanks to this cutting-edge method, the metal parts can be made by three-dimensionally building up material, thus obtaining a gear wheel of extremely high concentric precision in one piece with the sapphire crystal disc. The geometry of the assembly is exact to the nearest micron.
   
  Perfection of design 
  
  To facilitate the final assembly of the different components under optimum conditions, Cartier opted for a modular structure. Thus the movement is made up of two separate elements: the movement proper, which occupies a crescent-shaped zone on the baseplate, and an independent display module occupying the circular space left vacant for the purpose. This sub-assembly, comprising four anti-reflective sapphire crystal discs with an antireflective finish, is assembled separately in a laminar-flow hood to prevent all possible presence of dust. When the timepiece is finally assembled, the hands begin to revolve in the void, as if by magic. By allocating 58% of the diameter of the movement to the sapphire crystal discs, Cartier has pushed back the limits of the mystery display and achieved record legibility. 
   
  Keeping the mystery alive
  
  Timepieces with a mystery display have always been considered more fragile than other traditional complications, due to the presence of the sapphire crystal discs. The innovative design of the calibre 9981 MC enabled it to pass all the certification tests, including the requirement that it should resist over 500 consecutive impacts, as well as being dropped on to  a hard floor from a height of one metre. This movement with its spellbinding transparency, slimness and accuracy, with a balance oscillating at 4 Hz (28,000 beats per hour), has a power reserve of 48 hours. The Rotonde de Cartier Mystery watch, with its fascinating balancing act, appears transparent to the last detail. But in truth, if this watch reveals the essential components of its manual-winding, individually numbered mechanical movement through the case-back, it only shows what Cartier is willing to let you see. In the past, Louis Cartier refused to give any explanation of how his mysterious clocks worked to those who sold them, so as not to divulge the secret. Today, the mechanism that connects the movement to the hands of the Rotonde de Cartier Mystery is so designed as to disappear into the structure of the calibre and remain invisible, keeping the magic alive...