Calibre de Cartier Central Chronograph White Gold / Silver

In Context

At 15 mm this is jewellery scale — a watch sized to be worn as an ornament rather than read across a room. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 50 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday.

W7100005 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver guilloche dial with a white gold case. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph.

Hand-wound chronograph movement with all chronograph functions displayed through the central axle. Vertical trigger mechaism; column wheel. Jumping minute counter.

1 other watch in the library runs the Cartier 9907 MC.

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Calibre de Cartier Central Chronograph Pink Gold / Silver

W7100004 · 45 mm