| Product Categories | Swiss watches for men and women incl. sport, classic, gold, pocket and tactile/connected (T-Touch) models | Fine and high jewellery, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses | — | — |
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| Signature Collections | PRX, Seastar, Le Locle, Gentleman, PR 100, PRC 100 Solar, Chemin des Tourelles, T-Touch | Jewellery: Love, Juste un Clou, Panthère de Cartier; Watches: Tank, Santos de Cartier, Ballon Bleu, Pasha, Panthère | — | — |
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| Watch Movements | Quartz and solar-powered models (PRC 100 Solar, T-Touch Expert Solar); touch-sensitive multi-function T-Touch | 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 | Mid-range Swiss segment of Swatch Group; e.g. PRX quartz 41 mm about US$525 (US) | Luxury; part of the Richemont luxury group | — | — |
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| Warranty | 2-year international 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 | — | — |
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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 | US online store: 30 days from delivery for unworn items with free FedEx return label; engraved items non-returnable; free US standard delivery on watches | 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 | 1853, Le Locle, Switzerland (Charles-Félicien and Charles-Émile Tissot) | 1847, Paris, France | — | — |
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| Parent Company | The Swatch Group | Richemont | — | — |
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| Key Materials | Stainless steel (e.g. PRX integrated bracelet), sapphire crystal; Damascus steel and titanium on select PRX models; gold on select models | — | — | — |
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| Timekeeping Partnerships | Official timekeeper of NBA and WNBA (since 2015–16), MotoGP, UCI cycling, FIBA, IIHF ice hockey | — | — | — |
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