“It is time to wear mechanism in style. Rather than for status, this watch by Cartier is worn as a reflection of the character. Like a car a man steers, the beauty of the skills involved should be appreciated.”

People say he’s a connoisseur, sensitive to the precision of a fold, an exact shade of patina or a meticulously turned cuff or lapel. These are the details that make the difference for him. Was it the balance between the dimensions of the case and the taut linear design that initially caught his eye in the Drive de Cartier watch? Certainly the mark of this stylish timepiece’s character is cultivated in its cushion-shaped case. Over and above a strongly defined character, the beauty emphasis of the this watch changes with each different model. Its case, in pink gold, is fitted with a black, guilloché dial marked by Roman numerals punctuated with sword-shaped hands.

With the patterning of the guilloché dial resembling the design of a radiator grill, the domed crystal, counter at 6 o’clock and the winding crown shaped like a bolt, the motor car is an indisputable presence. This is an allusion that Cartier has diverted and enhanced, reinterpreting the distinction of its streamlined forms. The finishes seem designed to meet the exacting standards of the connoisseur: textured satin at the sides with polished surfaces for the top and bottom. The former is intended to magnify the volume, the latter to hone it. The taut curves and refined lines construct an identity that is stylish, elegant and modern: simply the language of Cartier perfectly articulated. What has been achieved here is a watch created in accordance with the most prestigious of all watchmaking certifications, testifying to Cartier’s excellence in Fine Watchmaking.