Since its debut in 2019, Clash de Cartier has stood as a striking example of the Maison’s ability to challenge convention while honouring heritage. Defined by its interplay of opposites — soft against structured, classic against modern — the collection transformed studs, beads and meshes into a tactile language of self-expression. The iconic clou carré studs and rounded beads, often arranged in a mobile, ribbed mesh, gave Cartier’s historic codes a contemporary, unisex voice, merging rebellious spirit with refined elegance.
STYLISH SHADES
This year, Cartier has taken the concept further, introducing a new chapter in the collection’s story. The latest Clash de Cartier pieces are fully flexible, including the collection’s first yellow gold necklaces and bracelets, alongside extra-large volumes that assert a quiet audacity.
These substantial pieces exemplify the Maison’s dual expertise: traditional lost-wax casting meets high-precision machining, a method that assembles up to 600 meticulously crafted components. The result is jewellery that not only moves with the wearer but produces a subtle vibration — a tiny sound optimised through painstaking development, resulting in a delicate, almost imperceptible dialogue between metal and motion.
Coloured stones enrich the collection’s architecture, from red- and green-dyed agate to pink chalcedony and onyx. Hard stone beads are pierced and pinned with a clou de Paris nail, a process combining mechanical precision with manual artistry, yielding pieces with twice as many components as the gold-only versions.
Rings, pendants, bracelets and necklaces gain both volume and fluidity, while earrings in rose or white gold reveal two flexible lines that vary their appearance depending on how they are worn — on the front, the back or both sides of the ear.
JEWELLERY THAT MOVES
The new collection emphasises the Maison’s history of creative audacity. Cartier has long drawn inspiration from industrial design, from the stacked beads of the 1920s to clous carrés on watches and accessories. Clash de Cartier reinterprets these codes, merging them into a singular, powerful mesh that balances preciousness with mechanical ingenuity.
In its latest iteration, the collection does more than dazzle; it invites interaction. Each movement, each subtle vibration, is a reminder that jewellery can be as much about experience as it is about adornment. It celebrates contrasts — soft and structured, traditional and contemporary, precise and playful — crafted with a mastery that is unmistakably Cartier.
Through this evolution, Clash de Cartier defines a modern luxury that is bold yet sophisticated, engineered yet expressive, setting a new standard where audacity meets refinement and every detail reflects craftsmanship.
(Images: Cartier)
