A menagerie of animals combines to make fantastical forms in the new Cartier high jewellery watches. Crocodiles, panthers, zebras, giraffes and tigers playfully wrest a diamond-studded dial\u00a0in the Indomptables de Cartier collection, which draws on Cartier\u2019s rich history of incorporating animals into humorous and intricate designs.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\u2018Two animals or the...
The Indomptables de Cartier watch collection draws on Cartier’s history of incorporating animals into iconic designsA menagerie of animals combines to make fantastical forms in the new Cartier high jewellery watches. Crocodiles, panthers, zebras, giraffes and tigers playfully wrest a diamond-studded dial in the Indomptables de Cartier collection, which draws on Cartier’s rich history of incorporating animals into humorous and intricate designs.
‘Two animals or the same animal’s head facing another head is tradition in ancient jewellery from Greece or China and even the Middle East, so it is really as old as jewellery is,’ points out Cartier director of image, style and heritage Pierre Rainero.
The depiction of the animals themselves is a naturalistic one, reflected in the glistening of the crocodile’s scales and the graphic stripes of the zebra. ‘There is a refinement linked to the naturalistic approach, which is in the design,’ says Rainero.