Founded in 1847, Cartier has consistently played a leading role in the

history of fine jewelry and the evolution of styles and social codes.

A prolific creative force and purveyor of new ideas, Cartier has

drawn on multiple sources of inspiration, from Marie-Antoinette to

the Far East, via India, Egypt, and Russia. The jeweler is a virtuoso

at interpreting styles, playing on unusual combinations of colors,

materials, and shapes, and is renowned for its outstanding expertise.

The jeweler soon became the official supplier of crowned heads, with

numerous prestigious commissions from the courts of Europe and

Asia, as well as from members of café society and Hollywood legends.

Cartier creates models that have achieved mythical status - the

Santos, Tank, and Tortue watches; the mystery clocks - and

brilliantly illustrates its iconic themes and motifs, most notably the

famous panther.

This catalog, featuring over seven hundred reproductions that

combine jewelry, precious accessories, watches, and clocks from the

Cartier Collection with period documents and portraits of prominent

customers, transmits the creative energy of the famous house, telling

its story as part of the cultural and historical context.