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Pre-Owned
Cartier Watches

Established 1847

Recognising our longstanding quality and expertise in the pre-owned watch sector, Cartier has appointed Watchfinder & Co. as one of their first ever official pre-owned watch partners. Every single one of our Cartier watches* has been meticulously inspected, authenticated and prepared by our trusted team of expert watchmakers and now comes with a 24-month Cartier warranty as standard. *Please see our FAQs for details.

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Cartier

Cartier Ballon Blanc De Cartier WJBL0006 426066

Cartier

Ballon Blanc De Cartier

WJBL0006

Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100016 432500

Cartier

Calibre De Cartier

W7100016

Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier W4BB0023 432479

Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier

Ballon Bleu De Cartier

W4BB0023

Cartier Roadster W62019X6 432475

Cartier

Roadster

W62019X6

Cartier Santos 100 W20121U2 432474

Cartier

Santos 100

W20121U2

Cartier Tortue W1556363 432468

Cartier

Tortue

W1556363

Cartier Ronde Croisiere WSRN0002 412709

Cartier

Ronde Croisiere

WSRN0002

CHF 3’190 CHF 3’445

Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier WE902073 412835

Cartier

Ballon Bleu De Cartier

WE902073

Cartier Tank Solo W5200027 425436

Cartier

Tank Solo

W5200027

Cartier Must 21 83090171 420298

Cartier

Must 21

83090171

Cartier Ballon Bleu W69003Z2 405631

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

W69003Z2

Cartier Roadster W62006X6 416063

Cartier

Roadster

W62006X6

CHF 4’760 CHF 5’140

Cartier Tonneau W1528151 424100

Cartier

Tonneau

W1528151

Cartier Ballon Bleu W6900256 424099

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

W6900256

Cartier Pasha WGPA0007 424113

Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier

Pasha

WGPA0007

Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902061 390131

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

WE902061

Cartier Tortue W1556362 414280

Cartier

Tortue

W1556362

Cartier Santos Dumont WSSA0085 412009

Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier

Santos Dumont

WSSA0085

Cartier Tank Anglaise W5310037 391279

Cartier

Tank Anglaise

W5310037

Cartier Tank MC WSTA0007 390689

Cartier

Tank MC

WSTA0007

Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902030 391853

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

WE902030

CHF 5’110 CHF 5’425

Cartier Ballon Bleu W4BB0015 390129

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

W4BB0015

Cartier Santos 100 W20107X7 414318

Cartier

Santos 100

W20107X7

Cartier Rotonde De Cartier W1556369 414301

Cartier

Rotonde De Cartier

W1556369

Cartier Tank MC W5330002 389231

Cartier

Tank MC

W5330002

Cartier Ballon Bleu W3BB0005 391851

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

W3BB0005

Cartier Ronde Louis WGRN0011 391562

Cartier

Ronde Louis

WGRN0011

CHF 8’570 CHF 9’010

Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902030 392950

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

WE902030

CHF 5’110 CHF 5’425

Cartier Ballon Bleu WGBB0036 406928

Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

WGBB0036

Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100036 390937

Cartier

Calibre De Cartier

W7100036

Cartier Ballon Bleu W6920011 390132

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

W6920011

CHF 4’265 CHF 4’610

Cartier Pasha W31093M7 389227

Cartier

Pasha

W31093M7

CHF 4’855 CHF 5’245

Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902076 391282

Cartier

Ballon Bleu

WE902076

Cartier Must WSTA0063 377734

Cartier

Must

WSTA0063

Cartier Roadster W62019X6 389229

Cartier

Roadster

W62019X6

Cartier Santos De Cartier WHSA0027 384980

Cartier

Santos De Cartier

WHSA0027

Cartier Tank Must WSTA0064 366442

Cartier

Tank Must

WSTA0064

CHF 6’945 CHF 7’305

Cartier Pasha WSPA0038 384981

Cartier

Pasha

WSPA0038

Cartier Pasha W31030H3 359720

Cartier

Pasha

W31030H3

Cartier Must WSTA0063 220064

Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier

Must

WSTA0063

Cartier Tank Americaine WB701851 358977

Cartier

Tank Americaine

WB701851

Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100043 294061

Cartier

Calibre De Cartier

W7100043

Cartier History

Sometimes overlooked by the serious watch enthusiast, Cartier watches have more history, relevance and pedigree than some might realise. Although the purveyor of fine jewellery and leather accessories is not predominately a watchmaker, it has had a surprisingly significant influence on the horological evolution of centuries past.

Inherited from master watchmaker Adolph Picard in 1847, apprentice Louis-Francois Cartier took over his Paris-based workshop at the age of 29. His aim was to continue the tradition of fine watch and jewellery making, and before long, the brand’s reputation had spread across the country. Less than ten years later, the sale of the company’s goods transcended to royalty, namely Princess Mathilde, cousin of Emperor Napoleon III, who was the first of the company's many aristocratic customers.

As Louis-Francois grew older, he enlisted the help of his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, who helped to expand the brand. Boutiques opened across Paris, garnering much interest and excitement, the social elite flocking to join the ever-growing list of clients purchasing the brand’s exquisite watches and jewellery.

The brothers spread the wings of the business further still by opening a boutique on New Burlington Street in London. This was in 1902, the same year as the coronation of King Edward VII, a strategy that proved to be a wise one as only two years later, the company received a royal warrant to become the king’s official purveyor of fine jewellery. The king had declared Cartier as ‘joaillier des rois, roi des joailliers' or ‘jeweller to kings, king of jewellers’. In that same year, the company also received appointment as official purveyor to King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The appointments went on to include the courts of Portugal, Russia, Siam, Greece, Serbia, Belgium, Romania, Egypt, Albania, Orleans and Monaco.

When aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont complained that the size, shape and unreliability of pocket watches made them unsuitable for flying, his friend Louis Cartier offered to help. He designed a timepiece that fastened to the wrist with a leather band and the first men’s wristwatch was born. The watch, named the Santos, was a hit with Santos-Dumont, and his celebrity status made men’s watches fashionable for the first time.

The company continued to develop with the expertise of watchmaker Edmond Jaeger, who later co-founded Jaeger-LeCoultre. Edmond Jaeger was an expert at designing ultra-thin movements, ideal for the new era of Cartier watches. Since then, movements from Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Movado and even the Calibre de Cartier developed in-house have been used in the brand’s watches, which include the Pasha, the Tank, the Roadster and the Ballon Bleu.

The Cartier ethos is to celebrate form as an equal of function, resulting in pieces that are bold and mesmerising, such as the Panthere collection. Another notable creation is the Mystery Clock, a mantelpiece clock with hands that appeared to float inside a transparent crystal face. The brand’s contribution to art, culture and design is like no other jeweller to date, and long shall its emotive creations continue to amaze, bedazzle and enthral.

What materials are Cartier watches made from?

Cartier offers a variety of watches in different materials from steel to precious metals, including yellow, rose and white gold, as well as palladium. The watchmaker also produces many two-tone models—predominantly in steel and yellow or rose gold — which are commonly found across the Santos, Panthère and Ballon Bleu lines.

It’s diamond-set models, where the gems are usually paved onto the bezel or dial, add an extra layer of glamour. Cartier has also used an amorphous diamond-like carbon (ADLC) coating—similar to physical vapour disposition (PVD)—on some of its stainless-steel models, often to achieve a sleek all-black look. The Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver is one of the brand’s sportier offerings and one of its only models to boast a ceramic bezel—following in the footsteps of other classic sport watches such as the Rolex Submariner.

Cartier movements

A brief history

Before Cartier opened its manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 2000, it relied on movements from several different watchmakers, including Jaeger-LeCoultre—with whom Cartier formed a joint venture—as well as two of the ‘Big Three’ watchmakers: Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet. It also sourced movements from Piaget and Movado, the latter proving particularly useful for its triple-date watches.

Cartier’s transition into focusing on manufacturing its own movements in-house started in 1977 when it partnered with Ebel. Cartier eventually bought Ebel’s watchmaking business, as well as a few other smaller suppliers throughout La Chaux-de-Fonds to combine watchmaking at the new factory that opened in 2000. In 2008 we finally got to see the first watch movement designed and produced entirely by Cartier, which powered the Ballon Bleu series.

Standout movements

Santos Skeleton Movement 9611 MC

The Santos Skeleton Movement 9611 MC is an instantly recognisable watch movement thanks to its bridges in the shape of Roman numerals. This patented design makes Cartier the only watchmaker with a skeleton movement featuring bridges with a built-in time-telling function.

SolarBeat

The innovative SolarBeat movement was introduced in 2021, debuting inside the relaunched Tank Must. This photovoltaic movement is powered by solar energy that reaches the photovoltaic cells hidden beneath the dial through the perforated Roman numerals. This movement has an estimated autonomy of sixteen years. It took two years for the development team to integrate it into the Tank Must.

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