In the Intimacy of the Cartier Collection and Its 3,000 Historic Pieces

Created about 40 years ago, the famous jeweler and watchmaker’s collection is a major resource for art historians and a source of inspiration for the brand’s designers. Hindu necklace, Cartier, Paris, 1936, modified in 1963, l. 43 cm/16.92 in. (open), platinum, white gold, marquise-cut, baguette-cut and old-cut round diamonds, 13 briolette-cut sapphires for a total weight of 146.90 ct, two 50.80 and 42.45 ct engraved leaf-shaped sapphires, engraved square emeralds, engraved leaf-shaped rubies A stone’s throw from Lake Geneva and its famous fountain, the Cartier Collection lies tucked away in a safe at an address known only to insiders. Now owned by the Swiss luxury goods