Cartier Facts

  1. Cartier is at the top of the line in the world of jewellery, luxury watch making and now eye wear.
  2. In Ophthalmic wear Cartier compares to the Rolls Royce of cars - it is the standard to which all spectacle wear is compared. In terms of quality control, materials, finish and design there does not exist on earth any product quite like Cartier- unlike other spectacles you are not buying fashion when buying a Cartier frame you are buying a timeless piece of spectacle jewellery which will become a family heirloom desired and appreciating in value with generations to come just like Cartier jewels or watches.
  3. Cartier Spetacle wear manufacture is tightly controlled: Facts about the maufacture of Cartier Frames include:
    • Maufactured only in Paris France by less than 200 carefully trained and certified ophthalmic engineers.
    • At least two years of design study evolves in making a timeless piece protigee independent of fashion.
    • All pieces are individually inspected, polished and hand engraved.
    • Tool die casts are made for each series which has a story and a legend ( unique to Cartier) - if there is a flaw in manufacture the tool cast and all product is pulled and permanently destroyed. Only so many in a series are manufactured and no more are made.
    • When buying a Cartier Eye Wear you buy a "timeless" piece of jewellery that appreciates in value manufactured and inspected by skilled and licenced Cartier crafsman.
    • Only authorized Cartier dealers are allowed to sell Original Cartier Eye Wear.
    • To protect your investment - every Cartier frame has its own Serial number which can be traced to the House of Cartier using an "authorized dealer" as an Original.
    • The Cartier spectacles are the artwork integrated by creative, luxury, science and technology. Every Cartier glasses are unique because their tips have been designed specially and carved with the scutcheon of Cartier, while their nose pads are also carved with it. Every pairs of spectacles have been carved individual serial numbers, while their temples are carved with standard markings of European Unit. In addition, the Cartier spectacles have the quality guarantee in the worldwide scope
  4. Cartier was the first to design and sell a "rimless" ophthalmic piece of eye wear.
  5. Cartier was the first to use wood in eyewear - the House used ROSE wood first- finding that some people were allergic, thus all product world wide was recalled, destroyed and Cartier research scientists discoved Bubinga, the only wood in the world that is hypoallergenic.
  6. With Purchase: You will be given an authorization certificate to valid your timeless family heirloom.