This is our first lady’s Cartier watch to feature on Weird Watch Wednesday and taking a look at it, it’s not hard to see why! Entitled the Cartier watch, this new piece will be presented by its maker, Cartier Montre replica, at Baselworld this year. Although the Cartier watchmaker is well known for their futuristic designs and chunky cases, we think they may have taken it one (or several) steps too far this time.

It’s well known that many luxury watch makers have struggled to make feminine pieces which incorporate high-end functionality with attractive aesthetics. Often, they simply reproduce men’s watches in a smaller size and cover them with precious stones.

According to the brand they have “created a precedent and opened a new era by combining futuristic aesthetics and case construction in an haute joaillerie timepiece. ” Certainly some barriers have been broken, but we think they relate more to bad taste than high horology.

Quite simply put, there is nothing remotely feminine about this piece except for possibly the 37mm size, which is still quite large for a lady’s watch. Even the 1. 344 cts of Cartier diamonds are more bling than hublot replica watches and the skeleton dial only serves to afford the wearer a look at the very gaudily decorated movement.

The case is a combination of 18k red gold and black titanium and comes on either a black satin or black leather strap.

Why is that true Cartier watch makers struggle so much to make attractive, feminine ladies watches that incorporate both aesthetic and technical complexity? Traditional jewellery brands such as Breitling Replica Watches have certainly been able to achieve success in this area, so it is obviously possible.

Yet, when one sees pieces like this new “creation” from Cartier it really is hard not to be discouraged.