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Paris jeweller since 1847

About the brand

A Paris house founded in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier. It has made eyewear only since the 1980s - the first collection appeared in 1983, with the Vendôme and Must models, in gold, platinum and buffalo horn. The Santos carries screws taken from the bezel of the watch of the same name, made in 1904 for the aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, a friend of Louis Cartier.

Origin
France
Material
Gold · platinum · buffalo horn · acetate
Runs
Permanent collections, no numbered editions

The screw that came from a watch

The Santos watch was made in 1904 for the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, a friend of Louis Cartier. It had a square bezel with visible screws.

The same screws appear on Santos frames today.

The year was printed on the bridge

On the first Cartier frames from 1983 the year the model was introduced was engraved on the bridge. On the Vendôme it was 1983.

Cartier campaign portrait wearing round gold sunglasses
Cartier campaign portrait wearing black embellished sunglasses