Cartier’s latest design updates to the oval-shaped Baignoire corroborate to evoke sublime femininity.
Cartier has a knack of taking something uncommon and turning it into a classic. Case in point is the Santos, its square case an unheard of concept when it was released at the turn of the 20th century. Today, the Santos is an icon and a strong sporty model for the French house.
The brainchild behind the Santos was Louis Cartier who, a few years after the release of Santos, experimented with the conventional round case. He stretched it to create two parallel lines connected by two curves; it was dubbed baignoire (or “bathtub” in French). The name stuck but the shape evolved over the years before finally settling into the now familiar curved oval design in 1958.
The new Baignoire is rendered in yellow gold and white gold, the latter set with diamonds. The look is complemented with classic Roman numerals. Both are powered by quartz movements.