Cartier and its new Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Watch

Swiss watchmaker Cartier has presented at the SIHH-2012 (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) the new Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar watch. The novelty is complicated the perpetual calendar function.
The Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar is released in two versions: with the case in pink gold - Ref. W1556217 and with the case in white gold - Ref. W1556218. The round classical case of polished gold has a diameter of 40.5 mm and a thickness of 13 mm. The crown is installed at the 3 o'clock position is decorated with beads and a cabochon of blue sapphire. The front side of the case is equipped with a sapphire crystal that serves as a transparent case back. The silver dial, decorated with guilloche, is marked by large Roman numerals and blued hands.
Inside the case of the novelty is built an automatic movement Swiss-made 9422 MC with the perpetual calendar. Indication of time is carried out by means of the central hour and minute hands. On a circular scale, located on the periphery of the dial, the date is indexed with a special hand. Weekday is fixed by the retrograde hand indicator, located at the 6 o’clock position, and the round month and leap year pointer is placed at the 12 o’clock position.
The watch Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar is available on a brown strap, made of genuine alligator leather and equipped with a gold clasp.