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New Pasha
While Cartier is forever linked with this glamorous world of women's wonders, it is also keenly involved in the world of technical timekeeping. In that vein, it
unveils the 42mm Pasha de Cartier watch with an exclusive new movement in it. The Pasha—a legend in time—is now available in a sleeker case that is both more slender
and more defined. The stunning 18-karat rose gold watch features a sapphire cabochon and a dial of silver opaline with a square guilloche interior.
 The elegant sophistication
of the 42mm Pasha de Cartier watch is matched by an equally sophisticated movement: the MC8000 caliber. Created by Jaeger-LeCoultre for Cartier, the MC8000 is a
double- barreled movement that ensures autonomy of the mechanism for fifty-two hours. Beating at 28,800 bph, the click-work mechanism enables automatic winding
in both directions. The 27-jewel movement consists of 179 components.
This
movement is not the first collaboration between these two watchmaking houses. In 1898, Cartier turned to Jaeger to manufacture its movements.
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The Pasha in rose gold
Below left: The MC8000
caliber created by
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Below right: Cartier
reinterprets the rectangle
with a masterful asymmetrical
design.
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Then, in 1903, Cartier was Edmond Jaeger’s main client. However, as Jaeger was growing, it was becoming increasingly difficult for the brand to answer Cartier’s
demands. Cartier expanded and turned to Jacques-David LeCoultre. When, in 1903 Jaeger and LeCoultre decided to manufacture a new generation of extra-flat calibers
together, history was made, and a few years later the Cartier brothers signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger to create its chronometer watch movements. In fact,
in the ensuing decade Jaeger and LeCoultre solved many technical problems for Cartier that enabled the brand to unveil the Santos and the Tank.
Today,
both brands are siblings under the auspices of the Richemont Group and, as evidenced by this new caliber, continue to share a close relationship that bodes well
for the world of timekeeping.
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