| Product Categories | Fine and high jewellery, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses | Fine jewellery, engagement rings, sterling silver, watches, home and accessories, leather goods, fragrance | — | — |
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| Signature Collections | Jewellery: Love, Juste un Clou, Panthère de Cartier; Watches: Tank, Santos de Cartier, Ballon Bleu, Pasha, Panthère | Tiffany Setting engagement ring (1886), Tiffany T, Tiffany HardWear, Schlumberger | — | — |
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| Watch Movements | Quartz, high-autonomy quartz (approx. 8-year battery on select Must de Cartier models) and mechanical, incl. manual-winding (select models) | — | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Luxury; part of the Richemont luxury group | Luxury; spans sterling silver pieces to high jewellery | — | — |
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| Warranty | Watches: 24-month International Cartier Guarantee against manufacturing defects (separate terms in US, Canada, Australia); Cartier Care registration extends total cover to up to 8 years | Watches: 5-year limited warranty against material and manufacturing defects; signed warranty certificate required | — | — |
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| Servicing & Repairs | Watch repairs carry their own 24-month warranty; Cartier Care members get complimentary technical diagnostics and advice | — | — | — |
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| Personalisation & Engraving | Personalisation offered on select items (e.g. leather goods); engraved or personalised creations cannot be returned | Engraving and personalisation offered; personalised, altered or engraved items are not eligible for return or exchange | — | — |
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| Responsible Sourcing | One of 14 founding members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (2005); RJC-certified, re-certified for the fourth time in 2019 | Discloses region/country of origin for registered diamonds 0.18 ct+ (since 2019) and crafting countries (Diamond Craft Journey, 2020); owns polishing workshops in 6 countries | — | — |
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| Returns Policy | e-Boutique (e.g. EU sites): request return within 30 days of delivery, unused with tags; engraved/personalised items excluded; terms vary by country | US: 30 days for credit or exchange in saleable condition with receipt; purchases of $75,000+ exchange only; returns only in country of purchase | — | — |
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| Founded | 1847, Paris, France | 1837, New York City, US | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Richemont | LVMH (acquired January 2021) | — | — |
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| Key Materials | — | Sterling silver, precious metals, diamonds, coloured gemstones (e.g. tsavorite, morganite, kunzite), pearls | — | — |
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