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Hope you all had a nice and relaxing Turkey Day….now back to watches! ?After a strong showing by Cartier at SIHH 2010 (see them all here), I am excited to see what will come out of the ambitious new “manufacture” in 2011. ?At least one of the watches to be presented at the SIHH 2011 in Geneva will be the new “Calibre de Cartier Astrotourbillon” you see below. ? The “Calibre de Cartier” collection made its debut last year with a couple of very nice base models – you can view my Jan 2010 introduction and follow up thoughts on the Calibre de Cartier for more details. ?You may also recall that the manual wind ‘Calibre 9451 MC Astrotourbillon’ movement likewise made its debut last year, except in a different model – the slightly more refined and elegant “Rotonde de Cartier”.So what all this basically means is that Cartier is putting the Astrotourbillon (aka “Calibre 9451 MC”) movement into the Calibre de Cartier case. ?With an impressive and very masculine looking watch being the end result. ?Scroll down for more details and comparisons.

If recession doesn't manage to add a frown your brow, then it's time for you to splurge a bit more! At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2010 Cartier will unveil its new model called "Captive". This "Captive de Cartier" watch will feature an 18 carat rhodium-plated white gold diamond-paved central dial having a 35mm diameter. The bezel and dial is said to be set with round diamonds. The watch crystal protecting the face of the watch is made of sapphire. The water resistance capacity is set at 30 meters. The internal winding mechanism is made quartz supported by diamonds weighing in at three carats.