Watchmakers have been grappling with challenges including dwindling demand in Hong Kong, the world’s biggest market for luxury timepieces.

“It was quite interesting for us to see that even if this watch was no longer visible in our boutiques, there was still a very strong appetite for it,” Carrez said. “That’s why it felt very obvious for us to relaunch it.” The Panthère watch was launched in 1984 and became a quintessential watch of the decade, popular with both women and men like Pierce Brosnan, who wore one in the television series “Remington Steele.” Discontinued in 2004, it remains in demand on the vintage market and has been spotted in recent years on the wrists of reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian and blogger Leandra Medine. The panther has been a theme in Cartier’s collections since the Thirties, when Jeanne Toussaint was director of fine jewelry at the house. The original design, with its square case on a supple chain-link bracelet, has been left virtually unchanged. Prices range from $4,000 for the small steel model to $141,000 for a medium fully paved high-jewelry version. Cartier will also present three high-jewelry versions at the SIHH fair.

The core collection consists of 14 references in two sizes, small and medium, in materials including steel, yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and black lacquer, with or without diamond paving. They Are Wearing: Paris Fashion Week Spring 2023

Cartier calibre discontinued