{"id":108341,"date":"2021-04-21T09:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/la-pendule-mysterieuse-un-mythe-signe-cartier\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:28:39","slug":"the-mystery-clock-a-cartier-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-secret\/the-mystery-clock-a-cartier-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery Clock: a Cartier legend"},"content":{"rendered":"
When horology becomes an art in itself\u2026 In 1912, aged just 28, watchmaker Maurice Cou\u00ebt drew on the work of famous illusionist Jean-Eug\u00e8ne Robert-Houdin to develop the \u201cMystery Clocks\u201d that would become Cartier icons. A true miracle of watchmaking: the hands are not directly linked to the movement but attached to two rock crystal discs with a serrated metal edge that is operated by a rack and pinion system hidden in the frame of the case. Which gives the illusion that the hands magically levitate and float on the dial, as the movement is housed in the base of the clock.<\/p>\n