Cartier Report

Earlier, we discussed the story of Cartier and their extraordinary ‘Mystery’ clocks. Instead of going into the story again, I want to...

Sotheby’s NY curated a clever auction with Michelle Smith’s estate this week..this is where the action is now: Intelligently curated...

The importance of India in the story of Cartier cannot be overstated. ‘India’ flowed through the veins of Cartier giving the firm a vital...

The market seems quiet and empty. The dealers who are working are chasing the same items and searching desperately for something...

Do you remember Alphabet Soup? A thick broth full of numerous pasta letters making up the alphabet. The diary of Henry 'Chips' Channon...

Whilst I have been grandly calling for the return of Cartier's original name for their Indian inspired, multi-gem jewellery, I have been...

In the 1970s and early 80s, Cartier embarked on a mission to re-create many of their 1920s and 1930s table clocks. The designs were...

In the early 1970s, long before I was the least bit interested in Cartier, my best friend, Mark Shand, bought a Cartier watch. I remember...

Sotheby’s Milan sold this rather stunning brooch last week for € 189,000 ($ 225,500) which once again confirms just how very popular...

If you scroll through this report, you will see that we have been following the trajectory of the Cartier Crash watches as they have...

Just in case you are thinking vintage Cartier is expensive, it's worth looking around and seeing what other rarities from the 1920s are...

This week we put a photograph of two miniature, vintage Cartier enamel clocks on our Instagram page and instantly, someone called and...

When one asks this question, people are quite confounded. Of course, the jewellers all have their pet pieces. The Duchess of Windsor’s...

Of course, it's simply impossible to write about Cartier and flamingos without drawing attention to this one. Probably one of the most...

I don’t know if you are tuned into Francesca Brickell’s lectures (Webinars.. wherever that word came from?)..they are invariably...

And finally, this week saw a 2004 diamond Crash watch make a huge US $ 165,000. I have talked quite a bit about this great, iconic design...

In the glory days when rich, handsome young men would buy their wristwatches at Cartier in the morning and then jump on their horses for...

Art Curial, Monte Carlo held three days of auctions this week and they certainly gave the vintage Cartier market a hefty shove into 2021....

I have been slow adding any entries to this Report so far this year. Happy New Year everyone. God knows how things will play out in the...