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Important Early Cartier Men's Watches
Cartier Santos-Dumont watch from 1912Most watch lovers know that Cartier was an early pioneer of the wristwatch, especially for men. It was not until the 20th century that wristwatches enjoyed any real "mass production"and the transition from pocket to wristwatch did not occur overnight. When Cartier entered the wristwatch market it was still a product for the very wealthy. Small mechanical movements were still rather exotic, and a timepiece was still a serious (yet necessary) investment for most mainstream consumers. At a special Cartier exhibit located at the Grand Palais in Paris, we were able to view some of the earliest Cartier men's watches ever made.Cartier Tonneau watch from 1911When the wristwatch started its life in the public eye it was mostly considered a women's item. An extension of the bracelet, the wristwatch was seen as being dainty and a lot like jewelry. Even so, Cartier believed in the future of the wristwatch. Cartier started making watches in first decade of the 2
Moto Koure MK I Column Wheel Driver's Chronograph Watch Review
Founded last year, Moto Koure have?released two variations of their Moto Koure MK I Column Wheel Driver’s Chronograph, their flagship Seiko NE88 equipped automatic and a much less expensive Seiko VK meca-quartz variant with identical styling. According to Moto Koure, the visual design of the watch was inspired by the luxurious and sporty feel of the Jaguar MK I and MK II cars of the 1950s and ’60s. Eagle eyed watch aficionados will also detect a hearty helping?of DNA from the Heuer Silverstone, the successor to the perhaps more storied Heuer Monaco. But how does it fare? Is it any good to actually wear and use? Fortunately, I spent some time with the watch and am here to report back.First, if you have kept up with these last five to ten years of micro-brand watch happenings, then you will have likely noticed that the majority of these micros are diver's watches. More still are either faithful or thoughtfully re-engineered homages to various iconic watches of years past like