The Cartier Prize For Watchmaking Talents Of Tomorrow
Cartier has awarded the "Talents of Tomorrow" prize, an initiative dating back to 1995, to 11 watchmaking students from Switzerland, France, and Belgium. The students were tasked with creating timepieces based on pendulum motion and the theme of "reading and understanding time differently," showcasing technical skill and artistic expression within Cartier's design ethos.
- Awarded to 11 finalist watchmaking students
- Tasked with creating a timepiece based on pendulum motion
- Theme: "reading and understanding time differently"
- Students had 80 hours over three months to build their pieces
- Prizes awarded at a ceremony in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Six winners in total, three in "Apprentice Watchmakers" category, three in "Technicians" category
- Winners will receive individual skills and technical immersion from Cartier, plus a Cartier watch
The initiative, which began in 1995, has been awarded 28 times over three decades.
The jury included vintage watch dealer Roy Davidoff and independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen.
The creations displayed bold and surprising approaches to telling time within the Cartier design language.
Karim Drici, Cartier's Chief Operating Officer, emphasized the brand's "positive obsession" with transmission and securing savoir faire.