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Whisper it around TikTok’s facial attractiveness algorithms (they can probably hear us these days), but asymmetry can be confoundingly beautiful. This is especially the case in horology, a realm in which Rolex’s King Midas, a plethora of Cartier models (notably the Crash) and plenty of mostly ultra-rare Patek pieces have paid zero heed to the diktats of invisible axes — not just in terms of how components within the dial are positioned but when it comes to the dial’s shape. In fact, it’s hard to think of examples that aren’t eye-catching in all the right ways.
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