"CARTIER International SNC, or simply Cartier, is a French luxury items conglomerate which makes, makes, distributes, and also offers jewellery and also watches. Started by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847, the company remained under family members control until 1964. The company keeps its headquarters in Paris, although it has been a wholly had subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group. Cartier operates more than 200 stores in 125 countries, with three Holy places (Historical Maison) in London, New York, and also Paris.

Cartier is regarded as one of the most prestigious jewelry suppliers on the planet. In 2018, it is rated by Forbes as the globe's 59th most useful brand name. Cartier has a lengthy history of sales to nobility. King Edward VII of Great Britain described Cartier as "" the jeweller of kings and also the king of jewelers."" For his crowning in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 pretty tiaras as well as provided an imperial warrant to Cartier in 1904. Similar warrants quickly complied with from the courts of Spain, Portugal, Russia, your house of Orleans, and so forth. "