This book recounts the perennial quest for excellence that characterises the production of Cartier watches. From the Tortue single-pusher chronograph, created in 1929, to the contemporary skeleton Santos 100, Cartier interprets the complexity of watchmaking with its inimitable style, never lacking a touch of design. Laziz Hamani's photographs capture these objects of exceptional technique, while the author of the texts, the expert Jack Forster, describes the spirit that motivates each craftsman, technician and artist to create the most astonishing complicated watches ever.A sumptuous tribute to Cartier's creations through some 300 spectacular photographs of unique pieces, many of them previously unpublished.