It would be wrong to deny Cartier the honor of being highly innovative over the last several years in regard to its most exclusive timepiece creations. To be actually innovative and come up with something new in a mechanical watch takes serious effort and luck. It has been uttered to me on more than one occasion that what can be done in a watch has been done, and furthermore, that all a watchmaker can do today is interpret and play with previously invented concepts. So when you see something new, no matter how whimsical or playful in a luxury watch, it is a worth one's attention.
How is the 2014 Rotonde de Cartier Earth And Moon Tourbillon watch novel? It uses the round window on the dial meant for displaying the tourbillon as also the moon for the moon phase indicator. The system is rather simple, and visible on demand only. Upon pressing the pusher at 4 o'clock a disc moves out from under the 4 o'clock indicator to pass over part of all of the tourbillon window. The shape left by the window is meant to represent the current phase of the moon. Upon reverting to its resting state the tourbillon is once again visible in its full glory.
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