MartinGreen
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Pictures?
Hi SJX,
I'm kind of stunned by this news, because it is actually a BIG thing! Not many watchmanufacturers make their own quartz-movements! Piaget, JLC, Rolex & Girard-Perregaux are the only ones that come to mind right now. Do you have pictures of these movements? I'm also very curious to know when Cartier started this impressive step in quartz-movementmaking.
Thanks and have a great weekend!!
Martin
A tour of the Cartier factory with VIP clients
At end March, Cartier invited a select group of clients to visit its impressive manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, one of the first times the facility has been opened to customers. The photos from the visit demonstrate the expansive array of capabilities i...
nice tour
You mentioned that assembly is done in large scale for lower end models, but aren't Dumonts considered as higher end?
Strictly speaking, no, but
My statement was a very general statement; strictly speaking only the Santos Dumont skeleton is part of the high watchmaking collection. The regular Santos Dumont is however a very fine watch with an ultra-slim calibre (Piaget origin) inside. It is compar...
Thanks SJX
By the way, do Cartier manufacture their own watch parts (not the ETA movements obviously) like the hands, dials, etc and assembles them there?
Yes, Cartier is substantially vertically integrated
they make cases, dials, bracelets as well as movement parts, though not everything is done at La Chaux-de-Fonds. The flying tourbillon is made in Geneva, hence the Geneva Seal, while some jewellery pieces are set in Paris. The end goal is to be entirely s...
Cool
I wonder if they actually make some of the Quartz movements there because they do make (not all) some of their Quartz movements right? Unless I'm wrong of course..
Correction - Cartier makes all its quartz movements in-house
this just from the manufacture at La Chaux-de-Fonds. - SJX
In house quartz?
Hi SJX, Can you tell us since when Cartier started to make it's own Quartz-movements and do you have some pictures of those movements? That is pretty exciting news since I've never heard that Cartier started up quartz-movement production of their own. I k...
Chronoreflex
I do not know much about quartz movements. The only quartz one that I found interesting was the Chronoreflex movement Q212P, used for the Tank Americaine and probably an adapted version for the Tank Francaise Chrono. GEO This message has been edited by Ge...
The Chronoreflex is a Piaget calibre
But other quartz movements, mostly simple date-only types, are made in-house at Cartier. They are designed and assembled at Cartier, with certain components, primarily the IC, being made by suppliers; in terms of intellectual property it is 100% Cartier. ...
Pictures?
Hi SJX, I'm kind of stunned by this news, because it is actually a BIG thing! Not many watchmanufacturers make their own quartz-movements! Piaget, JLC, Rolex & Girard-Perregaux are the only ones that come to mind right now. Do you have pictures of these m...
Great post and thanks for the virtual tour! No doubt...
....Cartier are really stepping up their place in haute horology. This relatively recent commitment to manufacture production is really inspiring and the new creations springing from it are very impressive. IMHO, this is a great strategy going forward and...
You are right
Cartier is putting significant resources into watchmaking and the results are clearly being seen. All of that will bear fruit in the next few years, many exciting things are to come. - SJX
Wonderful report SJX
I have been waiting for a story like this. What a great read, these ateliers look so clean and cool designed, must be a pleasure to work there. I am looking forward to part two of your report and hope to seeing more about the watchmaking. It's very clear ...
Thanks, good to see what I missed when I...
couldn't make the visit on Apr 30th. Thanks for sharing this, exciting stuff from a grand house! TM
I could not make the earlier visit either
otherwise it would have been good to see you. Hope you are well. - SJX
