Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Pink Gold / Silver

In Context

At 41 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 11.25 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. 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. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

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. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

W4100013 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver guilloche dial with a pink gold case. Introduced in 2016. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon.

Hand-wound, Geneva Seal certified movement with tourbillon escapement. 142 parts including 19 jewels.

8 other watches in the library run the Cartier 9452 MC.

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Ballon Bleu de Cartier 46 Flying Tourbillon White Gold / Diamond / Bracelet

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HPI00593 · 40 mm

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Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Pink Gold / Silver

W1556215 · 40 mm