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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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  1. Baignoire Baignoire
  2. Ballon Blanc De Cartier Ballon Blanc De Cartier
  3. Ballon Bleu Ballon Bleu
  4. Ballon Bleu De Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier
  5. Calibre De Cartier Calibre De Cartier
  6. Chronoflex Chronoflex
  7. Cle De Cartier Cle De Cartier
  8. Colisee Colisee
  9. Cougar Cougar
  10. Delice De Cartier Delice De Cartier
  11. Hypnose Hypnose
  12. Must Must
  13. Must 21 Must 21
  14. Panthere Panthere
  15. Panthere De Cartier Panthere De Cartier
  16. Pasha Pasha
  17. Roadster Roadster
  18. Ronde De Cartier Ronde De Cartier
  19. Ronde Louis Ronde Louis
  20. Ronde Must de Cartier Ronde Must de Cartier
  21. Ronde Solo Ronde Solo
  22. Rotonde De Cartier Rotonde De Cartier
  23. Santos Santos
  24. Tank Tank
  25. Tortue Tortue
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Cartier Santos Dumont WSSA0032 428308

Cartier
Santos Dumont
WSSA0032

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,550
Cartier Santos Dumont WSSA0023 426963
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Santos Dumont
WSSA0023

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,550
Cartier Tank Americaine WSTA0016 427253

Cartier
Tank Americaine
WSTA0016

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£2,950
Cartier Ballon Bleu W4BB0017 431780

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
W4BB0017

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£8,500
Cartier Ballon Bleu WSBB0062 431775

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WSBB0062

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,250
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0018 429183

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0018

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,825
Cartier Santos Dumont W2SA0037 428524
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Santos Dumont
W2SA0037

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£5,500
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902050 424314

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WE902050

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£7,350
Cartier Santos WSSA0039 430555

Cartier
Santos
WSSA0039

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£6,250
Cartier Ronde Must de Cartier WSRN0030 427973
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ronde Must de Cartier
WSRN0030

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,750
Cartier Tank Americaine WSTA0018 424437
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Tank Americaine
WSTA0018

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,450
Cartier Chronoflex W5101455 420773
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Chronoflex
W5101455

Box
Papers
Year 2003
£3,300
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0037 415181

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0037

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£6,500
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902077 426961
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WE902077

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£9,250
Cartier Ballon Bleu WSBB0044 416524
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WSBB0044

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£4,400
Cartier Ronde Solo W6701011 362804

Cartier
Ronde Solo
W6701011

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£3,225
Cartier Santos Dumont W2SA0011 423886

Cartier
Santos Dumont
W2SA0011

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,350
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902030 424317

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WE902030

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£4,500
Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier W3BB0023 419470
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ballon Bleu De Cartier
W3BB0023

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£12,650
Cartier Ballon Bleu W3BB0009 419438

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
W3BB0009

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£11,500
Cartier Tank Americaine W2601556 421636

Cartier
Tank Americaine
W2601556

Box
Papers
Year 2002
£4,950
Cartier Pasha W31043M7 420945

Cartier
Pasha
W31043M7

Box
Papers
Year 2002
£2,650
Cartier Rotonde De Cartier W1556369 424007

Cartier
Rotonde De Cartier
W1556369

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£4,950
Cartier Must 21 W10125U2 423250

Cartier
Must 21
W10125U2

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£2,100
Cartier Pasha W3100255 412803
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W3100255

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£2,450
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902079 421740

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WE902079

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£8,550
Cartier Santos 100 WSSA0006 412013
New Price

Cartier
Santos 100
WSSA0006

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£4,770
Cartier Santos Galbee W20017D6 422963
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20017D6

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£3,150
Cartier Panthere W25029B6 428527
Vintage

Cartier
Panthere
W25029B6

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£5,750
Cartier Roadster W62026Y4 428501
New Price

Cartier
Roadster
W62026Y4

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£4,500
Cartier Ballon Bleu WSBB0044 423275
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WSBB0044

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,260
Cartier Tank Francaise W51008Q3 427997
New Price

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W51008Q3

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,250
Cartier Pasha W2PA0009 423942
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
W2PA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£7,750
Cartier Ballon Bleu WSBB0040 420221
New Price

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WSBB0040

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,825
Cartier Tank Solo W1018855 426983

Cartier
Tank Solo
W1018855

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£5,150
Cartier Santos Galbee W20012C4 427426
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20012C4

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£4,450
Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier WE902073 419442

Cartier
Ballon Bleu De Cartier
WE902073

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,200
Cartier Ballon Bleu De Cartier W69010Z4 422543

Cartier
Ballon Bleu De Cartier
W69010Z4

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£3,950
Cartier Tank Anglaise W5310034 412273

Cartier
Tank Anglaise
W5310034

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£8,695
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100016 409523
New Price

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100016

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£3,950
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100057 426297

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100057

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,950
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100050 416534

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100050

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£6,750

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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