Cartier,
watches and jewelry both.
Tank and Santos on the watch side, Love and fine jewelry on the other. Serials and screws checked before anything is listed.
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Cartier is two businesses wearing one name. The watch side and the jewelry side are authenticated differently, sell to different people, and hold value for different reasons.
What they share is that the fakes are better here than almost anywhere. A convincing Love bracelet is a genuinely difficult thing to call across a counter, which is why we take the screws seriously.
How do you authenticate a Cartier?
No single detail settles it. These are the three we check on every Cartier piece before it is listed, and the ones we look at first if you bring one in.
Love and Juste un Clou serials
Serial placement, screw alignment and thread quality. The screws should turn correctly with the right driver and sit flush. Fakes usually get one of those three wrong.
Watch dial and crown
The sapphire or spinel cabochon in the crown, the printing on the dial, and the hidden signature many references carry in the numerals.
Gold that tests as gold
Purity marks are checked against what the metal actually tests as, not taken from the stamp alone.
If you already own a Cartier piece and you are not sure what it is, bring it to 907 6th Ave and we will tell you, free. We buy Cartier too, though there is no hurry and no obligation either way. Book a look.
Does Cartier hold its value?
Straight, not flattering.
- Love and Juste un Clou are the strongest. They have taken repeated price increases and resale has followed.
- Tank and Santos are steady rather than spectacular, and original bracelets matter.
- Cartier is one of the few houses where the jewelry can outperform the watches.
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Common questions about Cartier
- Do you buy Cartier?
- Yes, both sides of the house. Cartier watches and Cartier jewelry are valued differently and sell to different buyers, so we look at them separately rather than applying one rule. Bring the piece to 907 6th Ave, or send photos first. We test the gold rather than reading the stamp, and the evaluation is free with no obligation.
- How do you authenticate a Cartier Love bracelet?
- Serial number and its placement, screw alignment and thread quality, weight, and the gold tested rather than read off the stamp. Convincing fakes exist, so none of it is taken on trust.
- Do you have the screwdriver for a Love bracelet?
- Yes. A Love bracelet needs its own flat-blade driver and the screws are captive, so they are easy to cross-thread if you force them with the wrong tool. Come in and we will open or close it for you properly. There is no charge for that and you do not need to be buying anything.
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