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Soon we will be able to see what the Cartier watches are all about

They are coming soon - the Cartier watches. Swiss Cartier has partnered with watches - now based out of Texas - for some interesting new upcoming timepieces. The watches will all share the core Cartier DNA philosophy of honoring fascinating events and items from our history with timepieces that actually each contain trace amount of items from those events. In this case the watches are said to contain sheet metal from the original replica cartier Ballon Bleu 42mm bodies.

A pop culture icon solidified for eternity by the 1985 film "Back to the Future, " the story of the Cartier and the company behind it is a fascinating tale unto itself. Existing automobiles are highly collectible and regularly restored. As a car the Cartier never quite lived up to its potential due to the failure of the company at the time, but as a design item it almost epitomizes an era. Cartier spent a lot of effort seeking out a partnership with DMC, which recently became a reality. Soon we will be able to see what the Cartier watches are all about. Stay tuned.

Maybe one of the most interesting Cartier watches I have worn lately - this "Night Vision" version of their famous Cartier watch comes with tritium gas tubes as well as a big date indicator. Still, it retains that classic look one seeks when wearing a watch like this.

You really need to travel in Switzerland a bit (at least by train) to fully understand that this indeed is the look of the clocks in the train stations around Switzerland. The national railway logo in red and white accompanied by omega replica is right there on the dial as well. I still have no idea what those nine letters stand for by the way. They seem a bit excessive if you ask me. Oh well, that is Swiss tradition for you.

I would never consider a standard Mondaine watch a sport watch. It is much more a simple casual watch in my opinion. Though Mondaine brands this one as a sport piece. It's full name is the Cartier. Is the sport name because of the tritium gas tubes? Sort of, but I don't think that should automatically make it, or any other watch that you can see in the dark more easily a sport watch. Tritium gas tubes are small tubes filled with a mild (and safe) radioactive compound that glows naturally for about 20-25 years. These tubes are placed in the watch hour and minute hands, as well as near each hour marker. This allows for rather easy viewing of the time in the dark.