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Cartier Santos Pen

Cartier's Limited edition Exceptional Santos Demoiselle Fountain Pen
Cartier's Limited edition Exceptional Santos Demoiselle Fountain Pen

Cartier's Limited edition Exceptional Santos Demoiselle Fountain Pen

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

Cartier's Exceptional Santos Demoiselle Fountain Pen is a limited edition and is made of silver with palladium finish.

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Cartier Santos-Dumont Ballpoint Pen Palladium Finish with Black Lacquer
Cartier Santos-Dumont Ballpoint Pen Palladium Finish with Black Lacquer

Cartier Santos-Dumont Ballpoint Pen Palladium Finish with Black Lacquer

By Cartier

Located in Amman, JO

Cartier Santos-Dumont Ballpoint Pen Palladium Finish with Black Lacquer Refined and timeless, this Cartier Santos-Dumont ballpoint pen showcases the Maison's signature elegance and ...

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Cartier Santos Dumont Palladium Metal Black Composite Ballpoint Pen Box & Papers
Cartier Santos Dumont Palladium Metal Black Composite Ballpoint Pen Box & Papers

Cartier Santos Dumont Palladium Metal Black Composite Ballpoint Pen Box & Papers

By Cartier

Located in Dallas, TX

Elegant and refined, this authentic Cartier Santos-Dumont ballpoint pen showcases the Maison’s iconic aviation-inspired design.

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Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box
Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box

Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box

By Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Elegant Cartier Brushed Steel & 18ct Gold Plated Santos Stylo Bille Must II Pen comes with Hard Case and Booklet Cartier pens are designed by Cartier, & are manufactured by Montbl...

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Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box
Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box

Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box

By Montblanc, Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Cartier Santos 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box An elegant Cartier Santos Stylo Bille Must II ballpoint pen, combining a finely brushed steel barrel wi...

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Must de Cartier Santos Fountain Pen 18ct Gold Nib & Brushed Steel and Gilt Metal
Must de Cartier Santos Fountain Pen 18ct Gold Nib & Brushed Steel and Gilt Metal

Must de Cartier Santos Fountain Pen 18ct Gold Nib & Brushed Steel and Gilt Metal

By Cartier, Montblanc

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A vintage Must de Cartier Santos fountain pen, dating to circa 1990´s, combining a satin brushed-steel cap and barrel with polished gilt-metal detailing.

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Cartier Santos-Dumont Brushed metal de metal rollerball pen
Cartier Santos-Dumont Brushed metal de metal rollerball pen

Cartier Santos-Dumont Brushed metal de metal rollerball pen

By Cartier

Located in Toronto, CA

Cartier Santos-Dumont Brushed metal cap, black precious resin composite Roller Ball Pen Up For Bidding Cartier Santos-Dumont roller ball pen.

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Cartier Santos Billo M Brushed Chromed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Cartier Box
Cartier Santos Billo M Brushed Chromed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Cartier Box

Cartier Santos Billo M Brushed Chromed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Cartier Box

By Montblanc, Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Cartier Santos Billo M Brushed Chromed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Cartier Box in Red Cartier Presentation Box Pen length 12.5cm Box dimensions - Height 3.4cm I Width 18cm I Depth 7....

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Cartier Pen, France 1990s
Cartier Pen, France 1990s

Cartier Pen, France 1990s

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Cartier Pen, France 1990s

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

A substantial vintage two-tone Santos de Cartier ballpoint pen in a brushed metal steel and a golden-finish.

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Cartier Santos de Cartier Silver Lacquer Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen
Cartier Santos de Cartier Silver Lacquer Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen

Cartier Santos de Cartier Silver Lacquer Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen

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Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Cartier brings you this lovely ballpoint pen that has been made from silver lacquer and enhanced with palladium-plated fittings. It has been styled with the plain elegant design whic...

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Cartier Santos-Dumont Rivet Motif Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen
Cartier Santos-Dumont Rivet Motif Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen

Cartier Santos-Dumont Rivet Motif Palladium Finish Ballpoint Pen

By Cartier

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

If you have a unique taste in fine accessories, go for this Cartier Santos Dumont pen. This Ballpoint pen features a palladium-finished metal body detailed with resin detail on the t...

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Cartier Santos Dumont Black Resin Gold Tone Ballpoint Pen
Cartier Santos Dumont Black Resin Gold Tone Ballpoint Pen

Cartier Santos Dumont Black Resin Gold Tone Ballpoint Pen

By Cartier

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Cartiers Santos Dumont ballpoint pen in resin and gold tone metal is defined by quality craftsmanship.

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For its extraordinary range of bracelets, watches, rings and other adornments, French luxury house Cartier is undeniably one of the most well known and internationally revered jewelers in the world among clients both existing and aspirational.

Perhaps 1847 was not the ideal time to open a new watchmaking and jewelry business, as the French Revolution was not kind to the aristocracy who could afford such luxuries. Nevertheless, it was the year Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) — who was born into poverty — founded his eponymous empire, assuming control of the workshop of watchmaker Adolphe Picard, under whom he had previously been employed as an assistant. Of course, in the beginning, it was a relatively modest affair, but by the late 1850s, Cartier had its first royal client, Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte, who commissioned the jeweler to design brooches, earrings and other accessories.

Under the leadership of Louis-François’s son, Alfred, who took over in 1874, business boomed. Royalty around the world wore Cartier pieces, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Maharaja of Patiala and King Edward VII, who had 27 tiaras made by the jewelry house for his coronation in 1902 and issued Cartier a royal warrant in 1904. (Today, the British royal family still dons Cartier pieces; Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, regularly sports a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch.)

Cartier’s golden years, however, began when Alfred introduced his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, to the business. The brothers expanded Cartier globally: Louis reigned in Paris, Pierre in New York and Jacques in London, ensuring their brand’s consistency at their branches across the world. The trio also brought in such talents as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint.

One of Cartier’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch — one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. (Previously, a large number of people were using only pocket watches.) Louis designed the timepiece in 1904 for his friend, popular Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to check the time more easily while flying.

Cartier’s other famous timepieces include the Tank watch, which was inspired by the linear form of military tanks during World War I, and the so-called mystery clocks. Invented by watchmaker and magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later crafted exclusively for Cartier in the house’s workshop by watchmaker Maurice Couët, the mystery clocks were so named because the integration of glass dials on which the clocks’ hands would seemingly float as well as structures that are hidden away within the base give the illusion that they operate without machinery.

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