Like most high-end watchmakers, Cartier measures progress in one-thousandth of a metre. Success is found in rewinding the clock, not continuous forward motion.
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A custom-made Cartier Love bracelet (pictured) with 46.62 carats of pavé-set, round-cut white diamonds 1,509 of them, to be exact is headlining Bonhams' Hong