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70-421: Cartier is regarded as one of the most prestigious luxury-goods manufacturers. Forbes ranked Cartier on its Most Valuable Brands list as 56th in 2020, with a brand value of $ 12.2 B and revenue of $ 6.2 B. Cartier has a long history of sales to royalty. King Edward VII referred to Cartier as "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers". For his coronation in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras and issued

140-406: A culvert made from brick and stone was discovered in the area. The street was named after Sir Thomas Bond , the head of a syndicate of developers who purchased a Piccadilly mansion called Clarendon House from Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle in 1686, and proceeded to demolish the house and develop the area. At that time, the house backed onto open fields, known as Albemarle Ground, and

210-764: A royal warrant to Cartier in 1904. Similar warrants soon followed from the courts of Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Russia and the House of Orléans . The largest ever single order to date was made in 1925 by the Indian royalty , the Maharaja of Patiala , for the Patiala Necklace and other jewelry worth ₹ 1 billion (equivalent to ₹ 210 billion, US$ 2.6 billion or €2.6 billion in 2023). Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847 when he took over

280-406: A Kabbalah Centre remains on the street. The Royal Arcade links Old Bond Street with Albemarle Street . It was originally proposed in 1864 as a longer link between Old Bond Street and Regent Street , but this plan was rejected because of the scale of proposed demolition and reduced access to existing properties. It was subsequently redesigned in its current layout, opening in 1879 and replacing

350-608: A New York City branch in 1909, moving in 1917 to 653 Fifth Avenue , the Neo-Renaissance mansion of Morton Freeman Plant (son of railroad tycoon Henry B. Plant ), designed by architect C.P.H. Gilbert . Cartier purchased it from the Plants in exchange for $ 100 in cash and a double-stranded natural pearl necklace valued at the time at $ 1 million. By this time, Cartier had branches in London, New York and Saint Petersburg and

420-664: A buyer, Forbes suspended publication of these two magazines as of May 17, 2007. Both magazines were purchased by the American Heritage Publishing Company and resumed publication as of the spring of 2008. Forbes has published the Forbes Travel Guide since 2009. In 2013, Forbes licensed its brand to Ashford University , and assisted with the launch of the Forbes School of Business & Technology . CEO Mike Federle justified

490-463: A consequence, though, the street has many times suffered from armed robbery , as robbers are attracted by the high value of the goods. The Graff Diamonds robbery in Bond Street in 2009 resulted in an estimated loss of £40 million. According to Westminster City Council , Bond Street has the highest density of haute couture stores anywhere in the world, attracting "the rich, the famous, and

560-599: A deal valuing the company at $ 800   million. His majority ownership was to include the remaining portion of the company owned by the Forbes family which was not previously sold to Integrated Whale Media. The transaction attracted scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States . Russell denied reports that Russian businessman Magomed Musaev was involved in the transaction. In November 2023,

630-404: A diverse collection of jewelry, including her engagement ring from Prince Rainier III in 1955, princely emblems, various brooches, and clips she wore at the birth of Prince Albert . The Duchess of Cambridge wore a Cartier tiara from 1936 on her wedding day, which was originally commissioned by King George VI for his wife and later gifted to Elizabeth on her 18th birthday. Pierre Cartier sold

700-558: A financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street , founded Forbes magazine on September 15, 1917. Forbes provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings . Drey became vice-president of the B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, while B.C. Forbes became editor-in-chief,

770-851: A major exhibition of the Cartier Antique Collection was held in Asia. In 1996, the Lausanne Hermitage Foundation in Switzerland exhibited "Splendours of the Jewellery", presenting a hundred and fifty years of products by Cartier. In 2012, Cartier was owned, through Richemont , by the South African Rupert family , and Elle Pagels, a 24-year-old granddaughter of Pierre Cartier. In December 2018, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) released

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840-566: A new flagship store on Old Bond Street. The street features Allies , a statue of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt , who are portrayed sitting in conversation on a park bench, sculpted by Lawrence Holofcener . The statue, popular with tourists, was erected by the Bond Street Association to commemorate 50 years since the end of World War II , and was unveiled in May 1995 by Princess Margaret . In 2013, maquettes of

910-476: A part. A 2009 New York Times report said: "40 percent of the enterprise was sold... for a reported $ 300 million, setting the value of the enterprise at $ 750 million." Three years later, Mark M. Edmiston of AdMedia Partners observed, "It's probably not worth half of that now." It was later revealed that the price had been US$ 264 million. In 2021, Forbes Media reported a return to profit, with revenue increasing by 34 percent to $ 165 million. Much of

980-551: A post he held until his death in 1954. B.C. Forbes was assisted in his later years by his two eldest sons, Bruce Charles Forbes (1916–1964) and Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990). Bruce Forbes took over after his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing. During his tenure, from 1954 to 1964, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled. On Bruce's death, his brother Malcolm Forbes became president and chief executive officer of Forbes, and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. Between 1961 and 1999

1050-539: A report assigning environmental ratings to 15 major watch manufacturers and jewelers in Switzerland. Cartier (being a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group ) was ranked No. 2 among the 15 manufacturers and assigned an average environmental rating of "Upper Midfield," suggesting the manufacturer has taken first actions addressing the impact of its manufacturing activities on the environment and climate change. According to Cartier's official company document,

1120-405: A reputation as a fashionable place for shopping, including the flagship stores of Ralph Lauren and Cartier . Fenwick have had a department store on Bond Street since 1891. The Phillips building at No. 101 is still used for auctions; the company was bought in 2001 by Bonhams , who spent £30 million expanding and refurbishing the premises. In 2015, Valentino announced plans to build

1190-573: A streaming platform Forbes8, highlighting notable entrepreneurs and sharing business tips. In 2020, the network announced the release of several documentary series including Forbes Rap Mentors , Driven Against the Odds , Indie Nation and Titans on the Rocks . New Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since

1260-554: A street for luxury shopping. The auctioneer Phillips was established in 1796 at No. 101 Bond Street, specialising in stringed instruments and sheet music. The jewellers Asprey originally opened in 1830 at Nos. 165–169 New Bond Street. Opposite Asprey was the luxury luggage and trunk maker Finnigans , originally established in Manchester in 1830. The house of Finnigans opened their New Bond Street shop in 1879. The Jewish practice of Kabbalah has been associated with

1330-407: A transparent dial and so named because its mechanism is hidden), fashionable wristwatches and exotic orientalist Art Deco designs, including the colorful "Tutti Frutti" jewels. During that time, Louis Cartier also pioneered the use of platinum in jewelry, a breakthrough innovation that enabled more intricate and delicate settings. The strength of platinum allowed for nearly invisible settings, putting

1400-407: A wide network of freelancers ("contributors") writes and publishes articles directly on the website. Contributors are paid based on traffic to their respective Forbes.com pages; the site has received contributions from over 2,500 individuals, and some contributors have earned over US$ 100,000, according to the company. The contributor system has been criticized for enabling "pay-to-play journalism" and

1470-608: Is Steve Forbes , and its CEO is Mike Federle . It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey . Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek . Published eight times a year, Forbes features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine

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1540-587: Is known for its lists and rankings, including of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400 ), lists of 30 notable young people under the age of 30 ( Forbes 30 Under 30 ), America's Wealthiest Celebrities, the world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000 ), Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People , and The World's Billionaires . The motto of Forbes magazine is "Change the World". B. C. Forbes ,

1610-602: Is one of the most expensive and sought after strips of real estate in the world. Bond Street links Oxford Street and Piccadilly . Old Bond Street is at the southern end between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens . The northern section, New Bond Street, extends to Oxford Street. The entire street is around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long. Many shop frontages are less than 20 feet (6 m) wide. The nearest tube stations are Green Park on Piccadilly, and Bond Street station on Oxford Street. Bond Street station does not directly connect to either New or Old Bond Street. No buses use

1680-608: Is said to have said "Cartier, It's a must!" meaning something one simply must have) with Alain Dominique Perrin, who was a General Director of the company. As a result, in 1976, "Les Must de Cartier" became a diffusion line of Cartier, with Alain D. Perrin being its CEO. In 1979, the Cartier interests were combined, with Cartier Monde uniting and controlling Cartier Paris, London, and New York. Joseph Kanoui became vice president of Cartier Monde. In December 1979, following

1750-540: The Asia Society , wrote in The Washington Post that "Since that purchase, there have been several instances of editorial meddling on stories involving China that raise questions about Forbes magazine's commitment to editorial independence." On August 26, 2021, Forbes announced plans to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company called Magnum Opus Acquisition, and to trade on

1820-581: The "Hope" blue diamond to an American customer, Evalyn Walsh McLean , and counted actress Ève Lavallière and socialite Doris Duke among his clients. La Belle Otero wore Cartier jewelry and famously said, "A man with an account at Cartier cannot be considered ugly." Wearing Cartier during the Belle Époque was a status symbol. Liz Taylor, who wrote My Love Affair With Jewelry about her collection, regularly received gifts from Richard Burton and Mike Todd . The diamond necklace that Burton repurchased from Cartier

1890-481: The "Love" bracelet adorned Elizabeth Taylor's wrist in 1972 in Ash Wednesday , and Sharon Stone wore it in the 1998 film Sphere . On stage, it was the sole jewelry piece worn by Tina Turner during her 1983 comeback tour. From 1976 to 2003, the company lent its name to special editions of several models of the luxury US automaker Lincoln , designing a Cartier edition of the 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV ,

1960-708: The "Mission sur le mécénat d'entreprise" (a commission to study business patronage of the arts). Two years later, Cartier gained a majority holding in Piaget and Baume & Mercier . From 1989 to 1990, the Musée du Petit Palais staged an exhibition of the Cartier collection, "L'Art de Cartier." Perrin founded an international committee in 1991, Comité International de la Haute Horlogerie , to organize its first salon, held on April 15, 1991; this has become an annual meeting place in Geneva for professionals in this field. The next year,

2030-401: The 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the longer northern section New Bond Street , a distinction not generally made in everyday usage. The street was built on fields surrounding Clarendon House on Piccadilly, which were developed by Sir Thomas Bond . It was built up in the 1720s, and by the end of

2100-440: The 18th century was a popular place for the upper-class residents of Mayfair to socialise. Prestigious or expensive shops were established along the street, but it declined as a centre of social activity in the 19th century, although it held its reputation as a fashionable place for retail, and is home to the auction houses Sotheby's and Bonhams (formerly Phillips ) and the department store Fenwick and jeweller Tiffany's . It

2170-487: The 1977–79 Lincoln Continental Mark V , the 1980–81 Lincoln Continental Mark VI , and the 1982–2003 Lincoln Town Car . 48°52′12″N 2°19′19″E  /  48.87000°N 2.32194°E  / 48.87000; 2.32194 Forbes Forbes ( / f ɔːr b z / ) is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong –based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief

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2240-647: The 2009 Times report: "Steve Forbes recently returned from opening up a Forbes magazine in India , bringing the number of foreign editions to 10." In addition, that year the company began publishing ForbesWoman , a quarterly magazine published by Steve Forbes's daughter, Moira Forbes , with a companion Web site. The company formerly published American Legacy magazine as a joint venture, although that magazine separated from Forbes on May 14, 2007. The company also formerly published American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines. After failing to find

2310-408: The Cartier affiliates in London, New York, and Paris—sold the businesses. In 1972, Robert Hocq, assisted by a group of investors led by Joseph Kanoui, bought Cartier Paris . In 1974 and 1976, respectively, the group repurchased Cartier London and Cartier New York, thus reconnecting Cartier worldwide. The new president of Cartier, Robert Hocq, coined the phrase "Les Must de Cartier" (a staff member

2380-486: The Clarendon Hotel, which had been demolished in 1870. The Grosvenor Gallery opened on New Bond Street in 1877 by Sir Coutts Lindsay . It cost over £100,000 to build and included a restaurant and library downstairs, and two exhibition rooms upstairs. A negative review by John Ruskin of exhibits by James McNeill Whistler led to Whistler suing Ruskin for libel, winning a farthing in compensation. This case

2450-643: The Elder and Laurence Sterne . In 1784, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire , an active socialite , demanded that people boycott Covent Garden as its residents had voted against Whig member of parliament Charles James Fox . This had caused him to lose his seat in Parliament, leading to the dissolution of the Fox–North Coalition . She insisted people should look for nearer shopping streets, and encouraged people to go to Bond Street. Consequently,

2520-704: The New York Stock Exchange as FRBS. In February 2022, it was announced that Cryptocurrency exchange Binance would acquire a $ 200 million stake in Forbes as a result of the SPAC flotation. In June 2022, the company terminated its SPAC merger citing unfavorable market conditions. In August 2022, the company announced that it was exploring a sale of its business. In May 2023, it was announced that billionaire Austin Russell , founder of Luminar Technologies , agreed to acquire an 82   percent stake in

2590-514: The Prince of Wales became an esteemed patron of Cartier. From its inception, Empress Eugénie was a valued client of Louis-François Cartier and Alfred, which solidified the reputation of the jeweler. Princess Mathilde, a relative of Napoleon I and cousin of Emperor Napoleon III , made her initial purchase in 1856 and maintained her loyalty as a customer. The diamond tiara adorned with olive leaf motifs that Princess Marie Bonaparte wore highlighted

2660-479: The accidental death of president Robert Hocq, Nathalie Hocq (daughter of Hocq) became president. In the 1980s, Cartier expanded its luxury offerings by entering the eyewear market. The brand introduced its first eyewear collections using premium materials such as gold, platinum, and buffalo horn. This venture allowed Cartier to further diversify its luxury accessories portfolio while maintaining its commitment to craftsmanship and design. In 1981, Alain Dominique Perrin

2730-557: The app. David Churbuck founded Forbes ' s web site in 1996. The site uncovered Stephen Glass 's journalistic fraud in The New Republic in 1998, an article that drew attention to internet journalism . At the peak of media coverage of alleged Toyota sudden unintended acceleration in 2010, it exposed the California "runaway Prius" as a hoax, as well as running five other articles by Michael Fumento challenging

2800-671: The company is committed to conduct businesses "in an environmentally responsible manner" and "minimising negative environmental impacts." Numerous royal and aristocratic figures have adorned Cartier's clientele. At the turn of the 20th century, Cartier held the prestigious position as the official supplier to King Edward VII of England, Alphonse XIII of Spain, George I of Greece , Tsar Nicholas II , Queen Marie of Romania , Elisabeth of Belgium , King Zog of Albania , King Chulalongkorn of Siam , and other notable figures in Portugal , Serbia , Egypt , and Monaco . More recently, in 1997,

2870-631: The company published 100 articles each day produced by 3,000 outside contributors who were paid little or nothing. This business model, in place since 2010, "changed their reputation from being a respectable business publication to a content farm", according to Damon Kiesow, the Knight Chair in digital editing and producing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Similarly, Harvard University's Nieman Lab deemed Forbes "a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism" as of 2022. In 2017

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2940-494: The deal collapsed, as Russell was unable to put together the necessary funds. Apart from Forbes and its lifestyle supplement, Forbes Life , the magazine has 42 international editions covering 69 countries: Chairman / Editor-in-chief Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox TV show Forbes on Fox and on Forbes on Radio . Other company groups include Forbes Conference Group, Forbes Investment Advisory Group and Forbes Custom Media. From

3010-529: The development of estates in Mayfair had just begun. New Bond Street was laid out during the second phase of construction 14 years after Bond's syndicate began developing the area. Most of the building along the street occurred in the 1720s, on what was the Conduit Mead Estate . John Rocque's map of London , published in 1746, shows properties along the entire length of Bond Street, including

3080-406: The entire media premise of Toyota's cars gone bad. The website (like the magazine) publishes lists focusing on billionaires and their possessions, especially real estate. Forbes.com is part of Forbes Digital, a division of Forbes Media LLC. Forbes's holdings include a portion of RealClearPolitics . Together these sites reach more than 27 million unique visitors each month. Forbes.com employs

3150-453: The fully constructed side streets. The two parts of the street have always had separate names, and a plan by the council to merge the two into a singular "Bond Street" in the 1920s was rejected by locals. During the 18th century, the street began to be popular with the bourgeoisie living around Mayfair. Shop owners let out their upper storeys for residential purposes, attracting lodgers such as Jonathan Swift , George Selwyn , William Pitt

3220-549: The licensing in 2018, stating that "Our licensing business is almost a pure- profit business , because it's an annual annuity ." Forbes would launch limited promotions for the school in limited issues. Forbes has never formally endorsed the school. On January 6, 2014, Forbes magazine announced that, in partnership with app creator Maz, it was launching a social networking app called "Stream". Stream allows Forbes readers to save and share visual content with other readers and discover content from Forbes magazine and Forbes.com within

3290-475: The magazine was edited by James Michaels . In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award . In 2006, an investment group Elevation Partners that includes rock star Bono bought a minority interest in the company with a reorganization, through a new company, Forbes Media LLC, in which Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com, along with other media properties, is now

3360-454: The publisher's 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was US$ 15 million. Forbes reportedly sought a price of US$ 400 million. In July 2014, the Forbes family bought out Elevation and then Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments purchased a 51 percent majority of the company. In 2017, Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow of

3430-433: The repackaging of public relations material as news. Forbes currently allows advertisers to publish blog posts on its website alongside regular editorial content through a program called BrandVoice, which accounts for more than 10 percent of its digital revenue. In July 2018 Forbes deleted an article by a contributor who argued that libraries should be closed, and Amazon should open bookstores in their place. As of 2019

3500-470: The revenue growth was attributed to Forbes’ consumer business, which was up 83 percent year-over-year. CEO Mike Federle says that Forbes is built on an audience and business scale with 150 million consumers. In January 2010, Forbes reached an agreement to sell its headquarters building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to New York University ; terms of the deal were not publicly reported, but Forbes

3570-777: The sculpture (which are replicas, as Holofcener did not make any as part of the original artwork or design) were sold at Bonhams. Henry Moore has four sculptures engraved into the building work of no.153 (a Loro Piana branch), which he subsequently attempted to buy back when he felt no one noticed them. The construction of Crossrail , part of which runs between Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road stations, involved demolition of property in nearby Hanover Square , some of which backs onto New Bond Street. This affected Nos. 64–72, which required refurbishment. Bond Street has been mentioned in several works of literature, including Jane Austen 's novel Sense and Sensibility and Virginia Woolf 's 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway . The plot of

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3640-701: The second exhibition of "L'Art de Cartier" was held at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg . In 1993, the "Vendôme Luxury Group" was formed as an umbrella company to combine Cartier, Dunhill , Montblanc , Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Karl Lagerfeld , Chloé , Sulka, Hackett , and Seeger. In 1994, the Cartier Foundation moved to the Rive Gauche and opened headquarters in a building designed for it by Jean Nouvel . The next year,

3710-489: The simply curious". The entire length of Bond Street has been part of the Mayfair Conservation Area controlled by Westminster City Council since 1969. Building alterations and constructions are tightly controlled to ensure the street's appearance and upkeep are unaltered. Many buildings are listed . The council regulates the style and materials used on shop front advertising. At one time, Bond Street

3780-413: The slogan "Home Page for the World's Business Leaders" and claimed, in 2006, to be the world's most widely visited business web site. The 2009 Times report said that, while "one of the top five financial sites by traffic [throwing] off an estimated $ 70 million to $ 80 million a year in revenue, [it] never yielded the hoped-for public offering ". Forbes.com uses a contributor network in which

3850-479: The splendor of the Bonaparte family. She wore Cartier jewelry during her marriage to Prince George of Greece . An opulent diamond necklace with red hues was commissioned for Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala , who presented it to his maharani. The Duke of Windsor commissioned jewelry for Wallis Simpson, including a "Flamingo" brooch, a "Draperie" necklace, and a three-dimensional "panther". Grace Kelly possessed

3920-440: The spotlight on diamonds and gemstones, and giving Cartier's creations a distinct elegance that redefined modern jewelry design. In 1904, Brazilian pioneer aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier of the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches while flying. Cartier designed a flat wristwatch with a distinctive square bezel that was favored by Santos-Dumont and many other customers. This

3990-415: The street after former East End trader Sarah Levenson opened a shop on No. 50 New Bond Street in 1856 which immediately became profitable, albeit through exaggerated and questionable product claims. Levenson was twice taken to court and prosecuted for fraud ; each prosecution resulted in a five-year prison sentence. She died midway through the second. Nevertheless, the practice regained popularity and

4060-599: The street became a retail area for people living in Mayfair. By the end of the century, an upper-class social group known as the Bond Street Loungers had appeared, wearing expensive wigs and parading up and down the street in a pretentious manner. Lord Nelson stayed at temporary lodgings in New Bond Street between 1797 and 1798, as did his mistress Emma, Lady Hamilton between 1811 and 1813. Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford lived in Bond Street and

4130-405: The street, although the 22 service crosses New Bond Street. Part of New Bond Street is numbered B406 but the remainder and all of Old Bond Street is unclassified. New Bond Street is pedestrianised between Grafton Street and Clifford Street to prevent through traffic and to stop the road being used as a rat run . There is evidence of Roman settlement around what is now Bond Street. In 1894,

4200-491: The website blocked internet users using ad blocking software from accessing articles, demanding that the website be put on the ad blocking software's whitelist before access was granted. Forbes argued that this is done because customers using ad blocking software do not contribute to the site's revenue. Malware attacks have been noted to occur from the Forbes site. Forbes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Business Blog/Website . In November 2019, Forbes launched

4270-447: The workshop of his master, Adolphe Picard. In 1874, Louis-François' son Alfred Cartier took over the company, but it was Alfred's sons Louis , Pierre , and Jacques who established the brand name worldwide. Louis ran the Paris branch, moving to the Rue de la Paix in 1899. He was responsible for some of the company's most celebrated designs, such as the mystery clocks (a type of clock with

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4340-435: Was also during this period that Cartier began adding its own reference numbers its watches by stamping a four-digit code on the underside of a lug. Jacques took charge of the London operations and eventually moved to the current address at New Bond Street . After the death of Pierre in 1964, Jean-Jacques Cartier (Jacques's son), Claude Cartier (Louis's son), and Marion Cartier Claudel (Pierre's daughter)—who respectively headed

4410-574: Was appointed Chairman of Cartier SAA and Cartier International. The next year, Micheline Kanoui, wife of Joseph Kanoui, became head of jewellery design and launched her first collection "Nouvelle Joaillerie." In 1984, Perrin founded the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain to bring Cartier into the twenty-first century, by forming an association with living artists. In 1986, the French Ministry for Culture appointed Perrin head of

4480-599: Was best known for top-end art dealers and antique shops that were clustered around the London office of Sotheby's auction house, which has been at Nos. 34–35 Bond Street since 1917, and the Fine Art Society , founded in 1876. The sculpture over the entrance to Sotheby's is from Ancient Egypt and is believed to date from around 1600 BC. It is the oldest outdoor sculpture in London. Some dealers and antique shops remain, but others are fashion boutiques or branches of global designer brands. The street still has

4550-552: Was named "Taylor – Burton". Other celebrities like Gloria Swanson and Maria Felix were also loyal clients, along with Brigitte Bardot and Yves Montand who gave gifts from Cartier. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria wore Cartier watches during his rule within the Medellín Cartel in Colombia. In the 1988 film Wall Street , Michael Douglas , a symbol of the yuppie style, proudly wore a gold "Santos" watch. In cinema,

4620-660: Was quickly becoming one of the most successful watch companies. Designed by Louis Cartier, the Tank watch was introduced in 1919 and was inspired by the newly introduced tanks on the Western Front in World War I . In the early 1920s, Cartier formed a joint-stock company with Edward Jaeger (of Jaeger-LeCoultre ) to produce movements solely for Cartier. Cartier continued to use movements from other makers: Vacheron Constantin , Audemars Piguet , Movado , and LeCoultre . It

4690-639: Was satirised in Gilbert and Sullivan 's Patience , with the line, "greenery-yallery, Grosvenor Gallery". The street has maintained its reputation for luxury shopping into the 21st century, and has on occasion been regarded as the best retail location in Europe. In 2011, Bloomberg News reported that New Bond Street was the most expensive retail street in Europe after the Champs-Élysées in Paris . As

4760-468: Was the first and only time the brand would name a watch after its original wearer. The "Santos" watch was Cartier's first men's wristwatch. In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger, who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. Among the Cartier team was Charles Jacqueau, who joined Louis Cartier in 1909 for the rest of his life, and Jeanne Toussaint , who was Director of Fine Jewellery from 1933. Pierre Cartier established

4830-461: Was to continue to occupy the space under a five-year sale-leaseback arrangement. The company's headquarters moved to the Newport section of downtown Jersey City , New Jersey, in 2014. In November 2013, Forbes Media, which publishes Forbes magazine, was put up for sale. This was encouraged by minority shareholders Elevation Partners . Sale documents prepared by Deutsche Bank revealed that

4900-556: Was unhappy about the presence of the Bond Street Loungers. Already notorious for a violent and abusive temper, on 7 October 1801 he refused invitations to join in celebrations of peace between Britain and France (which led to the Treaty of Amiens ), resulting in an altercation with several Loungers at his doorstep. Camelford retreated upstairs and fired upon the crowd with a pistol. During the 19th century, Bond Street became less known for its social atmosphere but increased its reputation as

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