Their story begins in 1847 when Louis Francois Cartier who started the company with his own name in the demise of his master Picard. In 1874 Alfred Carties took over the company from his father. His sons: Louis, Pierre and Jaques will turn the company in a global empire.
The watches are fashionable and full of gems and accurate timing and they often set the fashion trend of their time. One of their first hit was the "Tank" wristwatch. This was a bulky yet elegant and beautiful watch that soon became a classic. Cartier hired Edmond Jaeger to make the mechanisms for their watches.
After the second world war Cartier watches met a high demand especially diamond and sapphire watches. Their ability to create custom watches rapidly in their workshops in Paris, London and New York assured them with a steady stream of request.
When the quartz boom happened Cartier changed their movement to quartz but never restricted their designs. Although quartz was not as special as mechanical Cartier managed to provide such high quality watches that its customers were happy with the change. To get a Cartier replica watch is also possible as we as other brands of replica watch.
One of the most spectacular watches Cartier produced is the so called mystery watch. It featured a design that amazed many people as the watch face seemed to hang in the void. In reality the lines were moved by a crystal mechanism that blended with the case