CARTIER - The Time Place

WELCOME NOTE
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This issue of The Time Place is truly noteworthy,
with its cover featuring the latest version of the
iconic Tank watch from Cartier. One of the
brand’s foremost collections, the Tank was
fi rst introduced in 1917 and was designed by
Louis Cartier, who derived inspiration from an
aerial view of military tanks, hence the name. Spanning so
many years, and with various versions that has strengthened
the line, Cartier recently unveiled the Tank Anglaise,
the newest offering from the Tank family. With generous
proportions and beautiful details that stay true to the Tank
legacy – elegant parallel brancards that resemble tank tracks,
the Roman numerals on its face, the chemin-de-fer chapter
ring, and the blued-steel sword-shaped hands – the Tank
Anglaise is a wonderful addition to one of Cartier’s foremost
collections.
Like Cartier, other notable watch brands in haute horlogerie
are also introducing their latest offerings just in time for
the holidays. IWC goes high-fl ying with two new Spitfi re
timepieces: the Spitfi re Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-
Month and the Spitfi re Chronograph. Girard-Perregaux,
on the other hand, pays tribute to one of La-Chaux-de-
Fonds’ sons, Le Corbusier, a titan of architecture, with its
limited edition Le Corbusier Trilogy. Roger Dubuis takes on
a whole new world with its Pulsion watches – the Skeleton
Flying Tourbillon in Titanium and the Chronograph in
Black Titanium – perfectly suited for the avid venturer and
Baume & Mercier offers captivating timepieces (and possible
Christmas gift options) from three of its most popular lines,
Linea, Hampton and Capeland.
Furthermore, we also feature an exclusive coverage on the
recent inauguration of the latest state-of-the-art building
built within the Rolex Bienne facility. An important addition
to the Manufacture des Montres Rolex S. A., the 230,000m³
structure signifi es the brand’s full control over the production
of its Rolex watch movements.
To wrap up 2012, we have more exclusive stories, as well as
interviews with some of the distinguished people behind the
world’s top watch brands, within this exceptional instalment
of The Time Place magazine. See you all in 2013!
Irwan Danny Mussry
Editor-In-Chief and Publisher