The Cartier brand was founded in 1847 in Paris.
The founder who was at the birth of the future famous company was the young,then twenty-eight-year-old Louis Francois Cartier.
He built it on the foundations of the workshop of his master,the watchmaker Adolphe Picard.
After the founder’s death,the company remained in the hands of the Cartier family,and his son Alfred took over the management.

He had a talent for business,so it is not surprising that he had ambitious plans for global expansion.
At the beginning of the century,the founder’s grandson Louis Joseph took over the company together with his brothers Pierre and Jacques.
Louis proved to be the most capable of the three siblings.
Under his leadership,another important turning point in the history of this jewelry store came.
Louis was friends with a man named Albert Santos-Dumont.
He was a designer and pioneer in the field of aviation.
At that time,he had a pocket watch at his disposal,but it was not very comfortable for him.
He therefore had his friend design his first wristwatch.

It was a flat replica watches with a square facet.In his honor,the model was named Santos.
Watchmaking became another essential branch for the Cartier, in addition to jewelry production.
Other iconic models followed,the Tonneau,Tortue and Tank,and watches became firmly established in the Cartier Replica Watches portfolio.
The company now even has its own watchmaking factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
