![]() ![]() Among the Cartier team was Charles Jacqueau, who joined Louis Cartier in 1909 for the rest of his life, and Jeanne Toussaint, who was Director of Fine Jewellery from 1933. In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger, who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. The "Santos" watch was Cartier's first men's wristwatch. This was the first and only time the brand would name a watch after its original wearer. Cartier designed a flat wristwatch with a distinctive square bezel that was favored by Santos-Dumont and many other customers. In 1904, Brazilian pioneer aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier of the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches while flying. He was responsible for some of the company's most celebrated designs, such as the mystery clocks (a type of clock with a transparent dial and so named because its mechanism is hidden), fashionable wristwatches and exotic orientalist Art Deco designs, including the colorful "Tutti Frutti" jewels. Louis ran the Paris branch, moving to the Rue de la Paix in 1899. In 1874, Louis-François' son Alfred Cartier took over the company, but it was Alfred's sons Louis, Pierre, and Jacques who established the brand name worldwide. Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847 when he took over the workshop of his master, Adolphe Picard. Similar warrants soon followed from the courts of Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Russia and the House of Orléans. King Edward VII referred to Cartier as "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers." For his coronation in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras and issued a royal warrant to Cartier in 1904. Ĭartier has a long history of sales to royalty. Forbes ranked Cartier on its Most Valuable Brands list as 56th in 2020, with a brand value of $12.2 B and revenue of $6.2 B. Ĭartier is regarded as one of the most prestigious jewellery manufacturers. Cartier operates more than 200 stores in 125 countries, with three Temples (Historical Maisons) in London, New York, and Paris. The company is headquartered in Paris and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group. Founded by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) in Paris in 1847, the company remained under family control until 1964. Cartier International SNC, or simply Cartier ( / ˈ k ɑːr t i eɪ/ KAR-tee-ay, French: ), is a French luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, leather goods, and watches. ![]()
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