Chapter three - article two
Hybridization
of an icon
Tiger stripes, snake scales, panther spots...driven by the same desire to blur the lines, the Trinity ring draws on Cartier’s repertoire of animal motifs to disguise its appearance. The result is wildly audacious.
Cartier icons can dare to do anything. This is the privilege of the Maison’s great design classics, like the Trinity ring, which brings three emblematic animals from Cartier’s fauna into its circle.
Cartier icons can dare to do anything. This is the privilege of the Maison’s great design classics, like the Trinity ring, which brings three emblematic animals from Cartier’s fauna into its circle.
Their designs are etched onto each of the rings in this collection comprising rings, bracelets and earrings, with reptile scales on white gold, panther spots, or tiger stripes in black lacquer on yellow and rose gold. A subtle exercise in style that also relies on the shapes of the rings, each one different: the snake ring is wavy, the tiger ring is pyramidal, and the panther ring is rounded.
These wild and multifaceted variations on Trinity playfully inaugurate new ways of wearing, with a two-finger ring and a single earring. Strong, bold pieces that connect the Maison’s great creative myths.
These wild and multifaceted variations on Trinity playfully inaugurate new ways of wearing, with a two-finger ring and a single earring. Strong, bold pieces that connect the Maison’s great creative myths.
All the black lacquer motifs are applied by hand, and the fully pavé versions call upon a specific savoir-faire that involves edging the rose gold and yellow gold rings with a “mille traits” finish, created by hand through a series of fine engraved strokes.
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