Sell Your Cartier in Birmingham
Cartier sits awkwardly for most buyers because it is a jeweller and a watchmaker at once, so a Tank gets priced as jewellery and a Santos as a watch, often by somebody comfortable with only one of those. Both are bought here on their own terms.
We buy Cartier watches and Cartier jewellery — Tank, Santos, Ballon Bleu, Love bracelets, Juste un Clou and Trinity — from our counter in Hatton Garden. Send photographs and the reference or serial and we will come back with a figure the same day.
What moves the number on a Cartier
The same desk prices both counters, so this is what is being looked at whether you come to Birmingham or to Hatton Garden.
Metal and gem weight
A great deal of Cartier's value sits in the gold itself, which puts a real floor under the number — see our live metal prices. Above that floor it is the model, the size and whether the piece is current.
Certificate and serial
Cartier certificates and the serial engraved on the piece are what authentication starts from. On Love bracelets the serial sits on the inside of one half; on watches it is on the caseback or between the lugs.
Screwdrivers, links and pouches
The small things carry real money on Cartier. A Love bracelet with both screwdrivers, the certificate and the box is a materially better sale than the bracelet alone.
Size and current production
Tank sizes, Santos sizes and Love bracelet sizes all have different demand. A size that is easy to wear sells faster and therefore prices better.
Cartier references we buy
Not a complete list — we buy the whole catalogue. These are the ones the desk is asked about most.
- Tank
- Louis Cartier, Must, Française, Américaine and Solo. Metal, size and movement type all separate the markets.
- Santos
- The 2018 QuickSwitch generation trades apart from the earlier Santos 100 and Galbée.
- Ballon Bleu
- Priced on size and metal. The 42mm and the 33mm are different watches to a buyer.
- Love bracelet
- Bought regularly. Size, metal, diamond content and whether the screwdrivers are present.
- Juste un Clou & Trinity
- Both bought. Send the size and the metal.
- Panthère & Pasha
- Bought. Photographs of the bracelet and clasp help most.
Box, papers and provenance
The Cartier certificate, the red box, the pouch and — on Love and Juste un Clou — the screwdrivers. A complete presentation genuinely changes the offer on Cartier more than on any other maker here, because the next buyer is often buying it as a gift.
Birmingham or London
Both counters buy on identical terms — one desk, one set of figures, so there is nothing to be gained by trying the two against each other. Use whichever is the shorter journey, or send the watch by insured tracked courier and skip the journey altogether. If London is easier, sell your Cartier in Hatton Garden covers the same ground for the London counter.
FAQS
Yes — Love bracelets, Juste un Clou, Trinity rings, Panthère pieces and diamond-set jewellery, alongside the watches. We are a jeweller as well as a watch dealer, so a Cartier piece is valued on the stones and the gold as well as on the name.
By the serial and hallmark, the screw threads and heads, the weight, the finish of the engraving and the fit of the two halves. It is done in front of you at the counter. A genuine piece verifies quickly; the check exists to protect the price a genuine piece deserves.
It reduces the offer a little rather than preventing the sale. The screwdrivers are replaceable through Cartier, so the deduction reflects that cost and the incomplete presentation, not a doubt about the piece.
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Send the reference, get a figure today
Reference number, year and a few photographs. You will have a no-obligation figure on your Cartier the same day, at either counter.