Exhibition from 16th until 18th of November 2011
From the 16 to 18 November 2011, Cartier will present its unique timepieces in a groundbreaking exhibition that will take visitors on a truly remarkable journey of over a century and a half of significant creativity of both movements and shapes, highlighting cartier's incessant pioneering spirit and technical innovations.
The House of Cartier, synonym of perfection and excellence, brings an exceptional opportunity for its valued Kuwaiti connoisseurs to examine Cartier's unique movements and creations that highlight Cartier's spirit of boldness, artistic creativity and attention to the smallest of details.
From the appearance of the first pocket and pendant watch in 1853, to the 1926 Mystery Clocks and the single-push Chronograph in 1929, Cartier continues its quest of precision, innovative research and timelessness with its substantial development in one of the largest and fully integrated Manufactures in the world , at La Chaux de Fonds.
The Cartier Manufacture gathers the outstanding expertise of over 1000 employees from 37 countries, uniting under one roof 175 specialties divided into three major groups: development, production, and customer services, where Cartier guarantees control of every stage of production, thus ensuring the everlasting quality of its watches. In addition, the House of Cartier uphold the most prestigious watch-making tradition of all, by joining the extremely select group of watch manufactures certified to display the Geneva Seal, where its master craftsmen have developed and crafted the Calibre 9452 MC that now bears this greatly coveted certification.
Today, Cartier has designed and developed fine watchmaking movements, such as: 9452 MC Flying Tourbillon Geneva Seal, 9451 MC Astro-Tourbillon, 9905 MC Jumping Hours, 9907 MC Chronograph with central function display, 9422 MC Perpetual Calendar, 9431 MC Tourbillon single push-piece chronograph and the 9611 MC Roman numeral skeleton, all "Made in Cartier".
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About The House of Cartier
Founded in 1847, The House of Cartier has been producing pieces that express a unity of style for generations no matter the differences in artistic expression. The jeweller never ceases to delight the public with its dazzling collection that places contemporary High Jewellery creations alongside Fine watchmaking master pieces in perfect continuity bearing witness to the vitality if its creations both past and present.
Cartier & the Geneva Seal:
The House of Cartier, one of the most prestigious watch-making firms in the world, has joined the extremely select group of watch manufactures certified to display the Geneva Seal. This highly sought-after stamp seals the installation of Cartier Watch-Making in Geneva, where its master craftsmen have developed and crafted the calibre 9452 MC that now bears this greatly coveted certification.
Created in the 19th century by a guild plagued by counterfeit products, the Geneva Seal is currently considered to be the symbol of watch-making perfection. Enacted into law in 1886, the Geneva Seal is probably one of the oldest professional labels, recognised both as an indication of independent origin and a guarantee of superior quality.
To obtain the Geneva Seal, twelve quality criteria must be met, one of which concerns a precisely defined standard of timekeeping precision. The latest revision of these strict regulations dates from 22 December 1994 and ensures that rigorous testing is carried out - to which the prestigious tourbillon 9452 MC calibre is submitted - under the scrutiny of inspectors from the Watchmaking School of Geneva.
The regulations are also related to the quality of the components and their manufacture. The catalogue notably details the fabrication of steel parts, screw heads, stones, toothed gears, axes and pinions. Other instructions address the fixing of the balance spring, the technical fabrication of the oscillating system and escapement, the painstaking craftsmanship invested in the manufacture of winding elements and the adjustment of the hands, as well as the care and attention necessary for the creation of other components - of which the 9452 MC caliber has meticulously achieved.
For Cartier, winning the Geneva Seal certification for this new calibre confirms its priority to uphold the most prestigious watch-making tradition of all.
For more information, please contact:
Carla ABBOUD
Director of Public Relations & Events, Cartier Middle East
Emirates Towers, Level 36 - Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 3300333
Fax: +971 4 3301313
E-mail: carla.abboud@cartier.com
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