However, despite the fact that the Cloche on paper, to a modern watch audience, seems undeniably weird, it was greeted with enormous enthusiasm by Cartier fans. Why is a watch that seems to be an act of defiance of the most basic
link horological common sense (a classy act of defiance, but a raised middle finger in a peccary leather
link driving glove is still a middle finger) so
link popular with a fan base characterized by its reverence for classic watch design?