“Stretched, shrunk, and transformed into objects of fantasy with unbridled creative license” is how Cartier chooses to describe its new Libre collection for women, which debuted at Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH) 2018 this January. “Libre” translates to “free”, and with the five limited-edition pieces in this collection—the Baignoire Débordante, the Baignoire Interdite, the Baignoire Infinie, the Baignoire Etoilée, and the Crash Radieuse—the watch and jewellery icon aims to take a truly free approach to their quintessential case shapes. Cartier, however, has done more than just experiment with new shapes. The watches have been stretched, shrunk, and converted into objets d’art, with proportions that have been contorted, volumes that have been heightened, and lines that have been lengthened. Clearly, these aren’t your ordinary jewelled watches, they each…
