Opening Night at the V&A Cartier Exhibition
Fantastic opening evening at the V&A for the Cartier exhibition. An overwhelming amount of glittering creations on display, particularly from those glory years in the early 20th century.
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Watches
From the Santos commission for Santos-Dumont to the Tank, the Crash, and the Tonneau. The wristwatches that defined Cartier's horological identity.
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From the Blog
Watches and Wonders 2023
It was enlightening — in more ways than one — to attend Watches & Wonders in Geneva last month.
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Inside a Cartier watch case…
Had an unexpectedly fascinating experience recently. Visiting a watchmaker to discuss antique Cartier watches, we ended up taking apart a few of them.
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Cartier (Crash) Watch: A World Record
With just 1min and 3 seconds of today’s online loupethis auction to go, the world record making bid for a Cartierwatch was made…it was a Cartier London...
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Cartier London Enamel Tank
Deep in the research for the next book. Always a high point when pieces of the past come together again
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Crash Watch: The Most Important Vintage Watch of 2021
Amazing to see interest in the Crash Watch continuing to snowball — not sure my grandfather would have believed it.
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An original Cartier Crash: Hand-drawn by Rupert Emmerson
Back to 1960s London with this one... The Kinks in the charts (‘Dedicated follower of Fashion’), the British fashion scene leading the way, and the Lo...
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Jaeger Le Coultre: Trying Perlage
A quick clip from when I tried out the technique of perlage at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Stories exhibition in Paris — a decorative technique using small, overlapping circles applied to watch movements.
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Reverso History: Cesar de Trey, Giorgio Corvo and Jaeger Lecoultre
The Reverso has long been a popular watch design. It was the watch my grandfather Jean-Jacques Cartier wore when riding horses, as its clever mechanism protected the dial while galloping through the countryside...
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88 Cartier Watches in 1 Collection!
It’s rare that a large amount of Cartier vintage watches make an appearance at the same time but that’s what happened this weekend when 88 #cartierwat...
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Atelier d’Antoine Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Workshop in Paris
Just attended the first Atelier d’Antoine Reverso workshop in Paris by Jaeger Le Coultre who are celebrating the Reverso’s 90th birthday.
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Cartier London TV Bangle
Unexpectedly stumbled across some old jewellery photos as I was rooting around for a dull car registration document this weekend… this b&w one of a go...
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The Cartier Pebble Watch and Jean-Jacques Cartier
Another week, another record for vintage Cartier London. This time the spotlight was on the Cartier Pebble (sometimes known as the 'baseball'), which was...
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Cartier’s ‘New’ Watch Bracelet (in the 1910s)
A century ago, the papers both sides of the Atlantic were filled with excitement about Cartier's new bracelets.
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A 1914 Tonneau Watch sold by Cartier London
There’s been a lot of excitement about vintage Cartier watches lately.
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The Cartiers Hodinkee Review
Something for the watch lovers now. This picture features in a just-out Hodinkee review of The Cartiers by Jack Forster.
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Master Cartier Horologist Maurice Couët
One of Louis Cartier's greatest gifts was his ability to spot talent in others.
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Cartier's Belle Époque Pocket Watch
Love this early example of the Cartier brothers' foray into timepieces.
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Episode 5
The Cartiers and Their Clocks
The artistry and innovation behind Cartier's mystery clocks and timepieces, exploring how the brothers revolutionized clock design and created some of the most iconic pieces.
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The Cartiers: Watches
Cartier began making men's wristwatches in the early twentieth century, at a time when wristwatches were considered women's jewellery and men wore pocket watches. This short film explores how the Cartiers created a new category and persuaded men to wear one.
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The Cartiers and their Watches
A look at Cartier watches from the early 1900s onward, filmed at the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition. From the first wristwatches to mid-century designs, many still wearable today.
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A Journey Through Times - The Cartiers and their Clocks
Francesca Cartier Brickell explores Cartier's remarkable clockmaking heritage and design influences through history.
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