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Men's Cartier timepieces
Men's Cartier timepieces
Women's Cartier timepieces
Women's Cartier timepieces
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Cartier Watches
The House of Cartier, a true dynasty of
style, elegance and fine craftsmanship, was founded in 1847 by
Louis-François Cartier, master jeweler to Europe’s crowned heads. By the
early 20th century, his three grandsons, Louis, Jacques and Pierre, were
successfully managing Cartier boutiques in Paris, London and New York.
The first true Cartier wristwatch, the “Santos,” designed by Louis and named
for Alberto Santos-Dumont, a dashing Brazilian aviator, was introduced in
1904. Jeweled wristwatches followed soon after in 1906. In 1910, Louis
created and patented the “deployant” folding clasp. 1917 saw the
introduction of the famous Cartier “Tank” watch. Long regarded as the single
most important and influential watch design of the 20th century, the
distinctive timepiece was designed in tribute to the Allied Tank commanders
who helped defend France during World War I. In 1933, Cartier was
commissioned by the Pasha of Marrakech to create a watch he could wear while
swimming. As one of the earliest truly water-resistant designs, the watch
featured an attractive round case of solid gold.
Today, the company’s watch designers draw on the astounding design archives
left by Louis Cartier, the design genius responsible for many of the house’s
signature innovations, patents and collections. Most of the contemporary
Cartier collections are based upon Louis’ distinctive design classics such
as the Santos, the Panther, the Bagnoire, the Pasha, the Tonneau, the
Diabolo, and the Tank. Introduced in 1996, the Tank Française is widely
regarded as a contemporary model of horology and design mastery. Available
in three sizes and offered with a variety of movements from quartz to
automatic, the Tank Française chronograph features a perpetual calendar and
automatic time zone changing capability.
The Cartier collections offered by Ashford.com are eloquent testimony to the
lasting value and rich heritage of the House of Cartier legacy. From the
functionally elegant to the opulently jeweled, each Cartier timepiece
carries with it a 150-year pedigree of excellence, elegance and quality
beyond comp
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Cartier, one of the world's leading premier jewelers, has a rich heritage
of timekeeping that reaches back to 1847 when it was founded as a retail
establishment in Paris. By 1910, it had opened stores in London and New
York City to better serve its clients that ranged from Indian maharajahs to
European nobility to Hollywood celebrities. By the 1920s, Cartier had
become one of the preeminent designers and manufacturers of luxury jewelry
in the world.
Cartier has long been identified with quality, prestige and history and has
served as crown jeweler in 19 royal houses. Cartier has been credited with
numerous innovations that have had an enduring influence, such as the
pioneering of the use of platinum, which was more durable than gold and
showed off diamonds better than other precious metals.
From the beginning of his career, Louis Cartier had been interested in the
many possibilities for wristwatches, which, because they were considered
practical, but not elegant, were in low demand among his clientele. His
creations - made of platinum with combinations of rubies, pearls, sapphires
and other precious gems - emerged during a transformation in women's
fashions that introduced bare arms and subsequently catapulted his bracelet
watches to being in the highest demand.
Louis Cartier designed his Santos model for Santos Dumont in 1907, and
helped to make wristwatches fashionable for men. Other famous Cartier
models include Baignoire introduced in 1912, the Tank, probably considered
as the archetypal Cartier, in 1917, Pasha in 1932, and Vendome in 1933.
Although the designs are not up to the minute, Cartier designs tend to be
classics, and with the passage of time, each model receives updated
treatment with elegance and style.
Cartier crafts a broad range of luxury watches for men and women and with
both classic and more contemporary styles. These watches have been and
continue to be not just timepieces, but a highly specialized art form
inspired by tradition, culture, style, imagination and superior technique.
If you appreciate style and elegance and you're looking for a watch with
the best possible craftsmanship that because of its quartz movement will
keep excellent time and because it is water resistant will continue to
provide good timekeeping for many years to come, one of Cartier's many
watch styles is surely the watch for
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