In 1912, Cartier released the Tortue Monopoussoir, a relatively small timepiece that clocked in at just 25 mm wide by 35 mm lug-to-lug. The watch had an elegant, curved shape and smooth bezel which resembled a tortoise as viewed from above.
The stopwatch pusher was contained within the crown, making for a streamlined look with nothing to break its silhouette.
Long before the days of the now-common dual-button chronograph — one in which the top pusher starts and stops the chronograph, and the bottom pusher resets it — single-button (“monopusher”) models were the norm. The monopusher is in fact easier to produce than a two-pusher chronograph (first pioneered by Breitling).
Shown below are a few nice examples of this unusual vintage watch
Charley
2012-2024
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