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Cartier

(卡地亚)

Cartier

卡地亚

Current insight on the French luxury goods brand that designs and creates high jewellery and watches

Chairman / President

Cyrille Vigneron

CEO / Managing Director

Louis Ferla

CFO / Finance Director

Thierry Savouyaud

Industry

Luxury Goods

Website

www.cartier.com

Stock Code

CFR.SW

Year founded

1847

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Fragrances

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Mathilde Laurent, perfumer and creative director at Cartier. Photo: Handout

Jewellery

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Style Edit

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Why collectors are buying rectangular watches again

Driven by a revival in classic elegance, rectangular cases are capturing a new generation of collectors looking beyond standard round sports watches.

Gucci, Hermès and Chanel all made time for big cats at Watches and Wonders

Inside Tom Holland’s esoteric watch collection, from Rolex to Patek Philippe

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}In Focus | ‘Quiet luxury’: why premium Chinese consumers are embracing home-grown brands

A growing number of local brands are winning over premium consumers who prize craftsmanship, innovation and a high‑value sense of luxury.

9 jewellery pieces for summer, from Dior to Van Cleef & Arpels’ homage to Cher

Chaumet celebrates prosperity and abundance through an ear of wheat, while Yvonne Léon’s Vase brooch pendant can be filled with various ‘flowers’.

Why modern watchmakers are ditching the crown

After almost 2 centuries of being a necessary evil in watch design, is the crown gradually being ushered into history?

Style according to … Italian designer Alessandra Rich

The designer is obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock’s films and draws inspiration for her feminine designs from Grace Kelly and Ingrid Bergman.

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From Marrakech to the Riviera, the season saw the world’s biggest maisons unveil singular creations, vivid colour and symbolic motifs.

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Avril Lavigne and Jackie Tranquill were among winners of the luxury giveaways, while rehearsal dinner guests received diamond-set champagne flutes.

Bangle watches are back

Cartier’s Baignoire, Gucci’s Play, Chanel’s Première Galon and Bulgari’s Serpenti are joined by Van Cleef & Arpels’ Perlée Toi & Moi and Tiffany & Co.’s HardWear.

Hong Kong jewellers present modern takes on the classic torque

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Style Edit: Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres is led by these showpiece necklaces

Pieces including the Tutti Kanya, Tellura, Haryma and Panthère Kentia were shown at a Saint-Tropez chateau alongside art by Damien Hirst, Yves Klein and Anselm Kiefer.

Style according to … Marie-Louise Sciò, CEO of Pellicano Hotels Group

The woman behind some of Italy’s most glamorous hotels reveals what to do in Rome, her love of Katharine Hepburn, and her dream to ride horses in Mongolia.

Chokers are back – and the best-dressed men in Hollywood are all in

The close-fitting necklace – as seen on Pharrell Williams at the Grammys – is having a men’s jewellery moment.

Dare to bare: shirtless suiting has taken over the red carpet

A-listers are choosing to shun their shirts on the red carpet, while Gucci, Dior, Balmain and more are presenting their takes on the runway – will bare chests be the wedding trend this summer?

How to style like Macaulay Culkin for his surprise visit to Paris Fashion Week

For his surprise visit to the Dior show, the Home Alone star paired cosy textures with versatile basics – recreate the look with Cartier, Frame and Human Made.

Cartier’s first perfumer Mathilde Laurent on her olfactory journey

Laurent built haute parfumerie range Les Heures de Parfum as well as La Panthère range, named for the maison’s famous big cat muse.

Spirited bidding, rare gems: inside Hong Kong’s jewellery auction revival

Fierce bidding drove record jewellery auction results last year, with Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels on the block – and spring 2026 is following suit.

Why brands are adding bejewelled cufflinks to their menswear repertoires

Maisons including Dior, Graff, Tiffany & Co. and Cartier are crafting them in gold and adding diamonds and pearls.

Q&A | Zoe Saldaña on Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres collection in Saint-Tropez

The Avatar and Lioness star chats with Style about her first time in Saint-Tropez and show-stopping Cartier high jewellery pieces.

Style Edit: Christie’s Hong Kong Luxury Week features a jadeite masterpiece

The week of sales coincides with the house’s 40th anniversary in the region and puts stand-out wines, handbags and watches in the spotlight.

Couture craft meets whimsical walls in Laura Cheung’s Lala Curio

Craft traditions inform bespoke wall coverings and collectable objects for the contemporary home at the brand’s Peninsula Hong Kong showroom.

Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres high jewellery, unveiled in Saint-Tropez

Celebrities from Shu Qi and Zoe Saldaña to Tilda Swinton attended the event on the French Riviera on Wednesday.

5 watch moments in April and May 2026 – from the Met Gala to a shocking theft

Timothée Chalamet joins Urban Jürgensen, Connor Storrie and Colman Domingo wear Omega at the Met Gala, and Watches and Wonders returns.

In Focus | ‘Quiet luxury’: why premium Chinese consumers are embracing home-grown brands