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Cartier Replica Watches History Part One

October 18th, 2009 Posted in replica watches

The history of Replica Cartier Watches is fantastic,replica watches as it invented abounding styles of watches that are still produced today. Founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier, Cartier is accepted for creating adornment masterpieces for kings and apple leaders. It wasn’t until 1911 if Louis Cartier, grandson of architect Louis-Francois Cartier, alien the Santos to barrage Cartier’s alarm accumulating and activate Cartier’s affluent history of appearance watchmaking.

Louis Cartier (1875–1942) was a famous French watchmaker and businessman known worldwide for his elegant and extravagant designs in watches. A son of Alfred Cartier, he was passionate about mechanical pocket watches and had the goal of creating his own line of timepieces. Although Patek Phillipe created the first wristwatch in 1868, Louis Cartier is responsible for helping to popularize it over the traditional pocket watch. The most important steps in Cartier’s family business were made by several generations: Louis Francois Cartier, his son Alfred Cartier and three grandsons, Pierre, Jacque and Louis Francois.

In 1874, Cartier’s son Alfred took over the business and expanded it considerably. That included watches, which Louis-Francois had only dabbled in. In 1899, Alfred’s son Louis Cartier entered the firm. Louis Cartier was a great lover of mechanical pocket watches and wanted the company to build its own branded Cartier watches.

In 1904, Louis Cartier met the Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who complained of the unreliability of pocket watches in flight. Cartier rose to the challenge, designing a flat wristwatch with a distinctive square bezel. This watch was not only a hit with Santos-Dumont, but also with Cartier’s many clients. Thus, out of this timeless design, the Replica Cartier Santos Watches watch was born. Incredibly enough, this Cartier watch is still produced today in much the same form.

In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger,cheap watches who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. By this time, Cartier had branches in London, New York and St. Petersburg and was quickly becoming one of the most successful watch companies in the world. In 1932, the watertight watch, made especially for the Pasha of Marrakesh, raised the bar even higher. Needless to say, the innovations, both in terms of design and technology, continued apace.