Winding Down The Weekend
A weekly update on what to check out in the world of watches.
by Charlie Dunne
Cartier Spotting from Watchrology
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While working out the rough draft of an upcoming article, I was messaged by Tony of Rescapement about a familiar timepiece he noticed on the Instagram stories of Alvin Chong, better known as @watchrology. Chong’s social media has been a hotspot for Cartier lovers, and more recently he has dedicated the wonderful content to be housed on his official website https://www.watchrology.com/.
It turns out that while he was visiting Geneva for Watches & Wonders, Chong was invited to view several timepieces within Cartier’s vintage collection. Most notably, the Cartier Cintrée which Fred Astaire gifted to Felix Leach Jr. For those that may recall, I wrote about the timepiece last year for Rescapement in the article Felix from Fred 29'
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Additionally, Chong shared another timepiece which was highlighted earlier this year within the article ‘Each of The Known Cartier Eight Day Wristwatches’. This was a fantastic Eight Day wristwatch to see surface, as there were so few examples produced.
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A special thank you to Watchrology for kindly allowing S.V.W. to reshare a portion of his experience with Cartier.
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New Articles:
The Longines Awarded At The 1952 Winter Army Championships In Andermatt
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“The following two Longines reference 5356 wristwatches share a story from the 1952 Winter Army Championships in Andermatt, a village located within the heart of the Swiss Alps. During the annual competition a Swedish soldier’s achievements in not one, but two trials earned him a pair of Longines reference 5356 timepieces. One wristwatch, earned by ranking 2nd in the International Military Single Ski Race, enjoyed a lifetime on the wrist. The second, earned by placing 1st with his team in the International Military Ski Patrol Run, was left unworn - as if with the intention to show future generations the original aesthetic of a watch produced in Saint Imier during the early 1950s.”
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