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Imagine a watch with a tourbillon cage that looks like it’s floating in the air, seemingly unconnected to the rest of the watch. When the tourbillon cage starts its second rotation every 5 minutes, this magical effect is finally achieved. This double mystery floating tourbillon combines Cartier’s bold creativity and watchmaking skill, capturing the essence of the brand’s intriguing timepieces crafted over a century.

Underneath the simplicity and elegance is an incredibly complex mechanism, and the highlight of this Rotonde de Cartier is the innovative mechanism known as the “double mystery.” Cartier’s expert watchmakers had to show immense creativity and adaptability to use the materials and movements effectively and create a series of stunning mechanical wonders. Just as magicians divert the audience’s attention from their tricks, the designers of the Rotonde Double Mystic Tourbillon drew inspiration from Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic, to create a mesmerizing visual experience.

Watch enthusiasts know that a tourbillon mechanism in a vertical position rotates at a specific speed through its cage, averaging out positional errors (achieved by passing through each point on the circle in a set time), thus reducing the impact of gravity on the balance wheel (the timekeeping mechanism). At the center of the Rotonde Double Mystic Tourbillon, this delicate mechanism appears to defy gravity, giving the impression of floating freely in the air. Simultaneously, the tourbillon cage completes one rotation per minute and a full rotation every five minutes, completely unbound by gravity.