| Product Categories | Crystal jewellery, lab-grown diamond jewellery, watches, figurines, home decor and lighting, accessories | Fine and high jewellery, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses | — | — |
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| Signature Collections | Swarovski Created Diamonds (lab-grown), Atelier Swarovski designer collaborations, crystal figurines | Jewellery: Love, Juste un Clou, Panthère de Cartier; Watches: Tank, Santos de Cartier, Ballon Bleu, Pasha, Panthère | — | — |
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| Watch Movements | Swiss made watches (first collection 1999); movement varies by model | 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 | — | — |
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| Warranty | 2 years on jewellery and accessories; Created Diamonds jewellery 3 years (made-to-order 5 years); watches under separate terms | 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 | — | — |
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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 | — | — |
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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 | — | — |
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| Returns Policy | EU (e.g. DE): 30 days after receipt online, 30 days in store; personalised, engraved, adjusted and made-to-order items excluded; mailed returns may carry a fee | e-Boutique (e.g. EU sites): request return within 30 days of delivery, unused with tags; engraved/personalised items excluded; terms vary by country | — | — |
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| Founded | 1895, Wattens, Austria | 1847, Paris, France | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Privately held, owned by the Swarovski founding family | Richemont | — | — |
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| Key Materials | Lead-free crystal glass (all crystal since 2012), lab-grown diamonds (Created Diamonds), coated crystal effects such as Aurora Borealis | — | — | — |
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| Free Shipping Threshold | US: free standard shipping over $150; EU (e.g. DE): over €99; UK: over £80 | — | — | — |
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