The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Fami ly Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Brickell
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\nThe Cartiers is the revealing tale of a je welry dynasty\, four generations\, from revolutionary France to the 1970s. At its heart are the three Cartier brothers whose motto was &ldquo\;Never copy\, only create&rdquo\; and who made their family firm internationally famous in the early days of the twentieth century\, thanks to their uniqu e and complementary talents: Louis\, the visionary designer who created th e first mens wristwatch to help an aviator friend tell the time without ta king his hands off the controls of his flyingmachine\; Pierre\, the master dealmaker who bought the New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a doub le-stranded natural pearl necklace\; and Jacques\, the globe-trotting gems tone expert whose travels to India gave Cartier access to the world's best rubies\, emeralds\, and sapphires\, inspiring the celebrated Tutti Frutti jewelry. Francesca Cartier Brickell\, whose great-grandfather was the you ngest of the brothers\, has traveled the world researching her family's hi story\, tracking down those connected with her ancestors and discovering l ong-lost pieces of the puzzle along the way. Now she reveals never-before- told dramas\, romances\, intrigues\, betrayals\, and more.
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