Rotonde de Cartier With Marquetry Bear Motif

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Marquetry could be the art of applying carefully cut and frequently tiny items of wood veneer (and also other materials) for an underlying structure to create a decorative image or pattern. With the highest levels, the craft requires an artist’s eye, deep understanding of the selected woods, and also a steady hand to execute the fine cuts. The CARTIER D'ART ROTONDE42 Replica HPI00329 with bear motif combines marquetry and watchmaking to generate a limited group of uniquely artistic timepieces.

Everything starts off with the design, which inspires the marquetry craftsman to select each wood for its color, grain and texture. Ten varieties of natural European wood blend together to make the bear’s fur: holly, chestnut, poplar, willow, grey and pink maple, walnut and burr walnut, mottled maple and grey aningeria. The woods are deftly combined to make the illusion of depth and perspective through reflections and contrasts. Tiny details, for instance hair-thin lines representing shadows, add a lifelike quality.HPI00412

Numerous steps and a good investment of over 160 hours of training per dial make sure that each piece is perfect, and unique.

The 42mm watch case is rendered in white gold and the timekeeping is handled by a manual winding Calibre 9905 MC with jumping hours.

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