IT’S A MOM THING

STYLE IS ETERNAL

It begins with three brothers—Louis, Pierre, and Jacques. Adventurers in jewellery and watchmaking, they travelled the world in search of new horizons, enticed by the lure of new experiences, techniques, and materials.

Cufflinks appear in Cartier records as far back as 1859 and these accessories, indispensable to the gentleman’s wardrobe, are re-imagined in thousands of workshop drawings throughout the Cartier archives. Over the years the themes change with the fashions, from Russian-inspired guilloché enamel to striking colour combinations in emeralds and sapphires at the height of the Art Deco period. Creative exchanges saw Cartier set cufflinks with precious stones, or recast them as watches, winding crowns or compasses to be worn on the wrist.

Reflecting the Cartier style, they adopted iconic creations of the Maison such as the menagerie and the exposed screws of the Santos watch.

In this same spirit of balance between history and modernity, the jeweller has now produced a pair of cufflinks inspired by antique Japanese menuki. The traditional reclining horse and buffalo adornments were originally attached to the handle of a katana or Samurai sword.

In the Philippines, Cartier is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. and is located at Greenbelt 4, Rustan’s ShangriLa, and Newport Resorts World.