Sleek, sensuous and fierce, panthers have prowled their way around Cartier\u2019s designs for over a century. Ebony spots and a diamond hide were first glimpsed on a wristwatch in 1914; three years later, Louis Cartier\u2019s gift to director of jewellery, and his lover, Jeanne Toussaint, was a panther depicted on...
collection unveiled this month rethinks familiar symbols. The Panthère Tropical watch bracelet pays tribute to Toussaint’s love of brilliantly bold colour combinations, nodding to her designs in the Thirties which laced the panther’s spots in vivid coral. This new piece takes these juxtapositions further, adding an amalgamation of tourmaline and aquamarine into the mix.
The hybrid mix of colours and textures is an unparalleled technical accomplishment; the coral alone is notoriously fragile, its tremendous size increasing the risk of it cracking under the gem-cutter’s hands. Its inclusion is typical of a Maison whose risk-taking in the past has defined a wholly new set of graphic
codes. ‘This piece is emblematic of Cartier in its style: how different stones and shapes are pieced together without any metal assembling or paved diamonds. It is a real Cartier signature in terms of volume,’ says Rainero. §
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