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The House of Cartier, a true dynasty of style, elegance and fine craftsmanship, was founded in 1847 by Louis-Franois 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 wrist watch, the Santos, (pictured left) 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.

Cartier is considered the second largest jewelry company in the world. Cartier ranks second only Tiffany. Tiffany and Cartier produce a wide variety of jewelry products as well as watches. Cartier and Cartier Watches have typically catered to royalty although watches made by Cartier are starting to be worn by middle class people throughout the nation. Cartier clearly is known for very high quality jewelry. Cartier Watches are obviously considered part of this high quality jewelry.
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Watches made by Cartier were some of the most prized jewelry items 100 years ago and still remain revered today. Although Cartier was founded in 1847, Cartier did not offer Cartier Watches as part of its product line until Alfred, Cartier’s son took over the company in 1874. The company did not really start to push its products lines of watches by Cartier until 1904. Cartier introduced a number of watch brands over the next 4 decades substantially revolutionizing Cartier Watches and the rest of the watch industry. Cartier introduced the Baignoire and the Tortue watch by Cartier adding to the number of watches by Cartier in 1912. The Cartier Tank model followed 5 years later. Cartier Watches were further enhanced by the Pasha in 1932. Cartier is also very famous for enhancing all watches by Cartier utilizing movements produced by Edward Jaeger of Jaeger-Le Coultre. It is interesting to note that most watches by Cartier use movements from other companies including Movado and Audemars Piguet.
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Jhawatch.com enables customers to make the best choices when looking for watches by Cartier. The popular lines such as the Tank and the Santos are all available through our website. In addition, Cartier Watches exist in a variety of finishes most of which are available on the website. If you are looking for prestigious watches by Cartier, you have come to the right place, however if you are not looking for Cartier Watches, but are looking for other Cartier products, you are also in the right place.

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