{"id":247724,"date":"2025-04-04T00:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/?p=247724"},"modified":"2025-04-04T00:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:58:55","slug":"cartier-watches-and-wonders-2025-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/cartier-watches-and-wonders-2025-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Everybody’s talking about the return of the Tank \u00e0 Guichets, but I’m not over Cartier’s Tressage collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the world of Cartier, time is never linear. It twists, leaps, and refracts \u2013 turning gold into gesture, a panther into poetry. For Watches & Wonders 2025, the Maison reveals a suite of creations that continue its legacy of metamorphosis: watches that behave like jewellery, jewellery that dares to tell the time.<\/p>\n

From the architectural elegance of the Tank \u00e0 Guichets to the textured opulence of the Panth\u00e8re and the sculptural brilliance of Tressage, each piece is an invitation into Cartier\u2019s most alchemical design universe yet.<\/p>\n

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Tressage: The watch as woven sculpture<\/h3>\n

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A true fusion of watch and jewellery, the Tressage collection pays tribute to Jeanne Toussaint\u2019s legacy with audacity and grace. Here, gold isn\u2019t just cast \u2013 it\u2019s woven. The watch takes on volume and rhythm, with two twists of precious metal and pav\u00e9 diamonds framing a rectangular dial. On one side, smooth gadroons glint with warmth; on the other, vertical brancards cut through like architecture.<\/p>\n

Choose your finish: yellow gold with black lacquer and strap for a bold, modernist edge; or opt for the white gold, sapphire, and diamond variation, where shimmer flows from dial to strap like silk spun from stone. Each watch includes two interchangeable leather straps\u2014because style, like time, should be lived in layers.<\/p>\n

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The Tank \u00e0 Guichets: A minimalist\u2019s dream in motion<\/h3>\n

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First introduced in 1928 and reborn this year under the Cartier Priv\u00e9 banner, the Tank \u00e0 Guichets redefines digital timekeeping \u2013 no hands, no fuss, just two clean apertures. Hours at 12, minutes at six. The rest? A seamless gold or platinum canvas that wears like sculpture.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s iterations honour the codes of the original while introducing new stylistic energy. The case is brushed and satin-finished, contrasted with polished horizontal brancards that elongate the silhouette. Available in yellow gold with green accents, rose gold with grey, and two platinum versions \u2013 one classic, one off-kilter with angled apertures for a dose of 1930s avant-garde flair. Each is powered by the hand-wound 9755 MC calibre, a quiet triumph of internal architecture.<\/p>\n

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Panth\u00e8re de Cartier: Where feline grace meets graphic excess<\/h3>\n

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Always more than a watch, the Panth\u00e8re has long been Cartier\u2019s most sensual timepiece<\/a> \u2013 and in 2025, it\u2019s dialled up to its most expressive form. A bold interplay of zebra and tiger motifs in lacquer, diamond pav\u00e9, and spessartite stones creates a coat that\u2019s wild but refined. It\u2019s animal print made abstract \u2013 an homage to Cartier\u2019s “magicien” spirit.<\/p>\n

The snow-set dial shimmers with 145 diamonds; the bracelet unfolds with a mix of hand-applied lacquer and over 300 individually set stones. Then come the semi-paved variations in rose and yellow gold, where gradients of brilliance trace the links of the bracelet like sunlight across skin. Elegant, radiant, and utterly feline.<\/p>\n

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Panth\u00e8re Jewellery Watch: Two souls, one creation<\/h3>\n

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Cartier\u2019s final flourish is the Panth\u00e8re Jewellery Watch \u2013 a sculptural marvel and a love letter to duality. Part bracelet, part timepiece, it plays with perspective: a lifelike three-dimensional panther crouches on one side of the wrist, ready to pounce, while a delicate dial sparkles on the other. In yellow or white gold, this \u201cToi & Moi\u201d piece reimagines the panther with exquisite realism \u2013 tsavorite eyes, onyx nose, even paw pads rendered in intricate detail.<\/p>\n

The white gold version, with over 1100 diamonds and Cartier\u2019s rare fur-setting technique, is pure theatre. It took 230 hours to create. And yet, it feels effortless \u2013 because at Cartier, glamour and craftsmanship are never mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n

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