W&W 2024 Cartier Animal Jewellery Watches

A certain watchmaking magic is at play in the Cartier menagerie, provoking unexpected encounters between the figurative and abstract in a series of jewellery-watchmaking creations that play with perception through the sorcery of savoir-faire.

The Maison’s emblematic animals – charismatic, untamed - have made their presence felt in Cartier watchmaking since the panther’s coat first graced a watch case in 1914.

This year it is a mesmerising fantasy, an imaginary encounter between zebra and crocodile that lends its coat to a fully-paved watch that is both graphic and organic, each stripe defined in lacquer by hand.

This voluptuous oval shape curls, as if poised to strike, around a lozenge-shaped dial that demonstrates the Maison's savoir-faire through the delicately carved decoration that surrounds each coloured-stone.

The crocodile reflects

Fully embodied in a sculptural creation, the crocodile observes the passing of time. The realism is arresting: are these precious materials coming to life, or is it an animal transfigured? This feat of savoir-faire recreates the volume and tension of each slick curve, each spiked scale, and the flicker of life in a bright emerald eye. It owes the depth of its profile to the rich chromatics of the graded enamel that adorns its case and dial, harmonised with the colour gradients of the sapphires and diamonds.

This artistic craft is one of the specialities of Cartier's artisans at the Maison des Metiers d'Art in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 

For a duo of sculptural novelties, the time for observation has passed. Here, the determined front profile of a crocodile and tiger meet the eye directly. Each one clamps their jaws powerfully to the shining sunray dial, as if searching for their own reflection beyond time. 

Their bracelets ripple with remarkable flexibility, encircling the wrist in a series of contrasting coloured stones that bring to life each animal’s coat, creating a visual rhythm - and making a ferocious statement all of their own.

These new designs enrich the Cartier bestiary in watchmaking, whether figurative or abstract, real or imaginary, they translate a natural beauty. From one creation to the other, this animalistic theme has been in constant evolution over the decades to reveal all its aesthetic richness, as well as its evocative power and symbolic strength.” Pierre Rainero, Cartier Director of Heritage, Image and Style.

In the new Animal Jewellery watches, we pay tribute to the Maison’s treasure trove of living heritage by electrifying our stylistic vocabulary: from the delicate fusion of different animal coats and working them in precise volume, to the very naturalist depiction of the crocodile. There’s also a sense humour in these watches. You do not know whether it is zebra or a tiger. The crocodile pops its head out of the water to contemplate and watch the time pass by.” Marie-Laure Cérède, Cartier Director of Watchmaking and Jewellery Design. 

Technical specifications

Cartier Animal Jewellery Watch Yellow Gold

Reference: CRHPI01615

Case

• Material: 18-carat yellow gold
• Case and ardillon buckle set with black spinels and brilliant-cut diamonds (1.6 cts), black lacquer, crown set with a black spinel

Dial and hands

• Onyx dial
• Hands in yellow gold

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in black calfskin and second strap in black alligator leather.

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Animal Jewellery Watch Rose Gold

Reference: CRHPI01616

Case

• Material: 18-carat rose gold
• Case, dial and ardillon buckle set with rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds (2.8 cts), black lacquer, crown set with a ruby

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in black calfskin and second strap in black alligator leather.

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Animal Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01617

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial and ardillon buckle set with tsavorite garnets and brilliant-cut diamonds (2.8 cts), black lacquer, crown set with a tsavorite garnet.

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in black calfskin and second strap in navy blue alligator leather.

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Tiger Jewellery Watch Yellow Gold

Reference: CRHPI01655

Case

• Material: 18-carat yellow gold
• Case, bracelet and tiger head set with black spinels, spessartite garnets, yellow and orange sapphires, brilliant-cut diamonds (3.3 cts), pear-cut emerald eyes, black lacquer nose

Dial and hands

• Golden sunray-brushed dial with brilliant-cut diamond hour marker.

Movement

• Quartz

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Crocodile Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01656

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, bracelet and crocodile head set with emeralds and brilliant-cut diamonds (3.8 cts), cabochon-cut emerald eyes

Dial and hands

• Silvered sunray-brushed dial with brilliant-cut emerald hour marker

Movement

• Quartz

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Panther Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01657

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial, bracelet and panther head set with sapphires and brilliant-cut diamonds (12.1 cts), pear-cut emerald eyes, onyx nose

Movement

• Quartz

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Panther Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01610

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial, ardillon buckle and panther set with rhodolite garnets, spessartite garnets, onyx, yellow and white brilliant-cut diamonds (2.8 cts), enamel motif, pear-cut emerald eyes, onyx nose.

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in iridescent purple calfskin and second strap in iridescent brown calfskin.

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Crocodile Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01611

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial, ardillon buckle and crocodile set with brilliant-cut diamonds (4.8 cts), cabochon-cut emerald eyes.

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in iridescent purple calfskin and second strap in navy blue alligator leather

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Crocodile Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01612

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial, ardillon buckle and crocodile set with mother-of-pearl, sapphires, brilliant-cut diamonds (3.1 cts), enamel motif, cabochon-cut emerald eyes

Movement

• Quartz

Strap and buckle

• First strap in navy blue alligator leather and second strap in royal blue calfskin

MSRP: Price upon request

Technical specifications

Cartier Crocodile Jewellery Watch Rhodium-finish white gold

Reference: CRHPI01613

Case

• Material: Rhodium-finish white gold
• Case, dial, bracelet and crocodile set with tourmalines, sapphires, emeralds, brilliant-cut diamonds (9.8 cts), cabochon-cut emerald eyes.

Movement

• Quartz

MSRP: Price upon request

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