This particular Pierre Cardin Espace is housed in a 33.5mm modified rhomboid-shaped, stainless steel case with a smooth, silver-toned bezel, a hidden, unsigned crown at 3 o’clock, an acrylic crystal, a round, matte silver dial with faintly painted silver indices at the cardinal positions, and a silver ‘baton’ handset. Powered by the manually wound FHF36 movement from Fabrique d'Horlogerie Fontainemelon, a Swiss ébauché manufacturer that was eventually subsumed into ETA in 1985, it bears the ‘Jaeger’ signature on its caseback, attesting to its French — rather than Swiss — origins. Paired to a black leather one-piece strap with contrasting top stitching and a stainless steel pin buckle, this avant garde timepiece mixes traditional watchmaking elements with design touches scarcely seen in today's more traditional horological atmosphere.