This year Cartier has given some love to the Pasha de Cartier Grille Replica, with updates.The Pasha de Cartier was inspired by a round water-resistant watch of the 1930s supposedly created for the Pasha El Glaoui of Marrakesh and thus, named after him.
The collection has several core characteristics – smooth round cases, round crowns with a cabochon stone, a square inner minute chapter ring, large 12,3, 6 and 9 numerals, sword-shaped hands, and Cartier Replica Watches Swiss Movement distinctive connections to the bracelet/ strap. There have been variants that have abandoned some of the dial features, even the square, but at a minimum the case has remained the same and immediately distinguishable.
Genta’s design was in a 38mm sized case, and in addition to the features mentioned above, it kept El Glaoui’s idea of having a watch with some degree of waterproofness courtesy of the chained crown protection cover.
These first Pashas Cartier Replica Watches were all in yellow gold and made in limited quantities but covering everything from time-only pieces to chronograph, GMT and perpetual calendar variants. Steel Pashas did not arrive until the late 1990s. There have been various limited and unlimited collection models since then, but a comprehensive reboot of the Pasha didn’t happen until a couple of years ago.
This new Grilled takes its design cues from a gridded Cheap Cartier Replica watch from the 1930s, The grille was for both protection and aesthetic reasons.
The new Pasha Grille has a re-designed removable hand-polished grille attached via four clasps that you can now remove with ease – you simply push and turn, whereupon a spring mechanism hidden under the bezel area will activate.
There are, of course, several new Pasha Grille options. The largest is in a 41mm yellow gold case and there are two available in bejewelled versions, in 35mm and 30mm sized cases. The Cartier Replica larger two models are powered by the automatic Calibre 1847 MC and the smallest is quartz.
The Pasha de Cartier Replica in yellow gold comes in a 41 mm wide and 9.55 mm thick case. The 35mm rose gold Pasha de Cartier has a bezel and grid with 117 brilliant-cut diamonds. The other rose gold Pasha de Cartier Grille comes in a 30mm case. The bezel and grid in this watch has 97 brilliant-cut diamonds instead of 117. They all feature the QuickSwitch interchangeable strap system.