Among the many models invented by Cartier, the fake Cartier Drive de Cartier is one of the most beautiful and successful, a perfect example of the classic and elegant style of the French maison. Presented last year at the SIHH in Geneva in three versions, this year the series is enriched with this simple and essential model with only two spheres.
By reflecting on the aesthetic and technical choices of this model and comparing it with the three existing models, the concept of purity has been taken to the extreme: the current model does not even have the date, which would lead us to think of an excessive simplification (on the contrary the absence of the date is one of the pluses of this Drive), but if you stop to analyze the model on a technical level and not only purely aesthetic, you can see a thickness of less than 7mm, that is 40% less than the model base.
Many do not consider the ultra-thin as a complication, but in fact it is not quite so because combining technical refinement with robustness, precision of movement and aesthetic beauty by minimizing the thickness of the whole watch, without breaking it, is a all effects. The claim “Less is more” has never been more indicated. Thanks to the 21600 A / h Cartier 430MC manual caliber with 18 jewels with a diameter of 20.5mm and a thickness of 2.15mm derived from Piaget, known for its manufacture of ultra-flat calibers of excellence since the 50s / 60s such as the famous 9P a hand-wound and the 12P self-winding, Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat offers not only style, elegance and wearability but robustness and reliability combined with precision and longevity.
The dial is minimalist, in a satin gray color, with large Roman numerals drawn on the sides and a minute scale in the center, which incorporates the design of the 38mm x 39mm coussin-shaped case. The sapphire crystal is flat and shaped on the mounted case, and recessed on its internal perimeter. The Cartier Drive de replica watches uk Cartier Extra-Flat is offered in pink gold or white gold, in the second case in a limited series of only 200 pieces, polished on the bezel, lugs and outer perimeter of the caseback, satin-finished on the thin middle case. The caseback is closed by 8 small screws (and not a pressure one) confirming its extreme construction refinement.
Altro particolare classico e raffinato è la geometria della corona a forma di bullone, con zaffiro sfaccettato al centro, tipica di Cartier e il bel cinturino sottile finemente lavorato di pelle di alligatore e chiusura ad ardiglione a forma di “C” di Cartier. Trovo molto bello il Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat proprio perché a chi ne sa apprezzare all’estetica ed all’indossabilità anche la tecnica e l’innata eleganza, sembrerà di avere una seconda pelle al proprio polso. Chissà se il prossimo anno non venga presentato anche in versione automatica e con micro rotore, rendendolo anche più pratico ma egualmente raffinato. Il prezzo del nuovo Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat, in dollari, è di 15600 per la versione in oro rosa e 16700 per quella in oro bianco.
