A Cartier Miniwatch Evokes a Towering Constantin Brancusi Sculpture

A stunning example of haute horlogerie, this new Baignoire miniwatch by Cartier takes on another dimension, rendered in the textured, light-catching Clou de Paris hobnail pattern, a hallmark of the maison since the 1920s.

Among the sculptures on the UNESCO World Heritage site in Târgu Jiu, Romania, Endless Column (1938) by Constantin Brancusi rises 98 feet in the air and consists of 15 metal modules stacked into a towering tribute to the country’s fallen soldiers of World War I.

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2026 Late Fall Issue in the section “Life Imitates Art.” Subscribe to the magazine.