The House of Cartier has now given a sneak peek at its forthcoming mechanical watches with the Cartier ID Two concept watch, a high-efficiency watch equipped with a revolutionary movement which consumes 50% less energy and store 30% more energy than a comparable mechanical movement. The ID Two uses the 42mm wide Calibre style case, but one that is made from Ceramyst, sealed using vacuum pressure and without screws, and looks damn good too. Cartier ID Two offers 32 days of power reserve in the same volume as a standard box and opens the path for the watchmaking of the future. Watch the official video after the break. Unfortunately, Cartier ID Two is only a “concept watch”.
WITH THE CARTIER ID TWO CONCEPT WATCH, CARTIER,
SETS A NEW MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF WATCHMAKING
2009
Cartier presents a breakthrough concept watch to tackle this age-old challenge
for watchmakers with the Cartier ID One concept watch, the first adjustmentfree
and lubrication-free timepiece.
This initial achievement opened up perspectives for virtually timeless watches
that could withstand shocks, temperature changes and magnetic fields with no
need for maintenance.
This milestone in watch history was not a final point for Cartier’s innovation, but
the first step of the ID Cartier saga dedicated to the research and development
into the future of watchmaking.
2012
THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES AND CARTIER CREATES
THE CARTIER ID TWO CONCEPT WATCH, WHICH EXTENDS THE LIMITS
OF TRADITIONAL WATCHMAKING.
Energy consumption has always been a major challenge for watchmakers. All
mechanical watches have very low energy efficiency which limits their capacities.
This second Cartier concept watch embodies an unprecedented potential
of ideas and innovations. Efficiency optimization is the foundation of major
industrial and technological progress. Until now, little attention has been given
to efficiency in traditional watches as it is a fact that 75% of the energy of any
single mechanical watch is wasted.
Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, innovative materials and technologies,
the Cartier ID Two presents an energy consumption divided by two and combines
a major power reserve within a standard watch case. Cartier paves the way for
miniaturization, longer power reserves and unique complications, and in doing
so revolutionizes the efficiency of mechanical watches with the Cartier ID Two
concept watch, a truly pioneering timepiece.
TRADITIONALLY, A MECHANICAL WATCH MOVEMENT REQUIRES SEVERAL
ADJUSTMENTS DONE BY A MASTER WATCHMAKER. THESE ADJUSTING OPERATIONS
ARE MANDATORY TO ENSURE A GOOD FUNCTIONING.
CONCEPT WATCH
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THE CARTIER ID TWO CONCEPT WATCH OPERATES A GENUINE QUANTUM
LEAP FORWARD. IT IS THE WORLD’S FIRST HIGH-EFFICIENCY WRISTWATCH.
The comparison with an automobile can be helpful to understand the importance
of this challenge. If its driver doesn’t want to drive without the comfort of air
conditioning and the convenience of power steering, and if he also wants to
lengthen the distance, his car can travel on one tank of fuel, then he must either
enlarge its fuel tank or tune his vehicle to make more efficient use of its available
fuel.
To stay with this comparison: for its highly efficient Cartier ID Two concept
watch, Cartier devised ways to reduce energy consumption by circa 50%
compared to the amount of power used by traditional mechanical watches.
The Manufacture’s Research and Development team applied all their knowledge
and skills to accomplish this extraordinary improvement. They solve problems
which are old, but had never been thoroughly or logically analyzed.
The Cartier ID Two concept watch is the world’s first high-efficiency wristwatch.
It includes several impressive and patent-pending innovations which meet the
three major challenges addressed with this watch:
• Store maximum energy,
• Maximize the energy transmitted from the barrels to the oscillator,
• Minimize consumption of the oscillator.
With the Cartier ID Two concept watch, Cartier asserts its will to act as a pioneer
in futuristic time measurement. Time will never tick the same again…
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