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He was one of three sons of Alfred Cartier (1841–1925) and Amélie Alice (née Griffeuille) Cartier (1853–1914). His two brothers were Pierre Cartier and Louis Cartier . His grandfather, Louis-François Cartier had taken over the jewellery workshop of his teacher, Adolphe Picard, in 1847, thereby founding the famous Cartier jewelry company .
Creation of the Panthère de Cartier watch. 1984 – Launch of the second New Jewellery collection on the theme of gold and pearls. Creation of the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Jouy-en-Josas. 1985 – Launch of the Pasha de Cartier watch. [3] 1986 – Launch of the third New Jewellery collection on the theme of the panther.
Alfred Louis François Cartier (February 17, 1841 – October 15, 1925) was a French businessman, jeweler and second generation heir of the world renowned jewelry house Cartier. [1] [2] He is the only son of Louis François Cartier and father of Louis, Pierre Camille and Jacques Cartier. He was a prominent member of the Cartier family.
Watches, on the other hand, were trailing behind, contracting 8%. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 7% in the third quarter, dragged down by an 18% drop in China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., commonly known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert.
The Taylor–Burton Diamond, a diamond weighing 68 carats (13.6 g), became famous in 1969 when it was purchased by actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.Burton had previously been the underbidder when jeweller Cartier bought the diamond at auction for $1,050,000, setting a record price for a publicly sold jewel.
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A Patek Philippe pocket watch. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars. The final price listed is the total price paid by the buyer converted to US dollars, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction.