Pocket Full of Complications: Today’s Haute Horlogerie Pocketwatches
Even though the wristwatch long ago supplanted it in popularity, the classical pocketwatch continues to soldier on as a novelty in the world of timepieces, beloved by some collectors for their old-school appeal and large, decorative movements, and many of today’s watch brands have used the style to express not only their historical cachet but also their horological expertise. Here we shine the spotlight on some recently released modern pocketwatches from popular wristwatch brands.One of the year’s most complicated pocketwatches comes from Cartier, a brand that in recent years has dedicated itself to strengthening its haute horlogerie cred. The Cartier Grand Complication Skeleton is in a white-gold case, 59.2 mm in diameter, with openworked Roman numerals elegantly carved from the white gold surface of the case. It contains a manual-winding manufacture movement, Caliber 9436 MC, which is visible from both the front and back, and is made up of 457 total parts. The watch has a

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