Thursday, June 4, 2020

Intoxicating Curve - CARTIER TONNEAU Watch

As early as 1906 to 1907, Cartier conducted experiments on the shape and volume of the watch's appearance, and brought the most elegant barrel watch in the minds of many people: the Cintre ́e watch. Today, this watch is still a fixed member of its product line, and over the years, it has appeared in various precious metals, various sizes, diamond or non-diamond versions, and even equipped with two sides in the Dual-Time style plate. One of the most classic masterpieces comes from the Tonneau Cintre ́e a pattes watch with a width of 26.2 mm and a width of 45 mm, and recent works appear in the Prive ́e series. Topreplicaon - top replica watches online like replica patek philippe calatrava, Panerai, Omega, Breitling, TAG Heuer, Hublot.

Although the case is basically based on the law of form following function, it also shows the characteristics of the timepiece like the dial, such as the bulging side of the Greubel Forsey watch, the U shape of the URWERK timepiece, or Hamilton Ventura watch unique subversive case.

Among them, the performance-oriented tool watch is of course equipped with a sturdy case designed to protect the movement against the challenges of specific tasks, but regardless of the characteristics of the watch, the case can be said to be the aesthetic declaration of the watch factory. Most watches use a round case, followed by a square or rectangular case, while the Tonneau case silently occupies the third place.

A round shape is a round shape. Variations include the availability of crown shoulder pads, and the shape of the lugs varies according to needs or style. In terms of definition, the square and rectangular cases have four clear and clear corners, and as for the "barrel shape", this shape can be used for various interpretations.

Because this shape is all-encompassing, the classic descriptions that most clearly meet the definition of the barrel type are: "side bulge" lengthened case, the chunky "barrel-shaped" version, square or rectangular with curved corners, rear They can also form a branch called "pincushion". Coupled with "tortue" (French tortoise shell shape), suddenly it includes everything from Seiko Pogue and various Turtle watches to Vacheron Constantin's "Cioccolatone" watches and Panerai Radiomir watches.

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