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Cartier Paris, S Department, special order, 1930 — Silver, gold, Agate, Lapis lazuli. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh

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Cartier Paris, 1876 — Gold and enamelled decoration (châtelaine) with pearls. Cartier Collection. Photo: Cartier

Cartier Paris, 1969 — Gold, black lacquer and enamel. Engraved writing translates as: "From readers of Le Figaro newspaper to Michael Collins". Cartier Paris was commissioned by Le Figaro newspaper to make three scale models of the LEM, which were presented to three astronauts when they visited Paris. Figaro readers, who financed the project through a subscription drive, thereby participated in the event of the century. Each module contains a microfilm bearing the names of the subscribers who contributed to the operation. Cartier Collection. Photo: Cartier

Cartier London, 1967 — Gold, one sapphire cabochon and leather strap - Tradition holds that this model represents an interpretation of a watch damaged in a crash. Cartier Collection. Photo: Cartier

31 December 1920. Private collection. Photo: Cartier

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Warhol wears a Cartier tank watch. Circa 1970. Photo: The Andy Warhol Foundation

Cartier New York, circa 1928 — Gold and enamel - At the centre, the monogram DC, inside, an inscription and facsimile signature which translates as: "To Captain Dieudonné Costes / in memory of his flight, who with two flaps of his wings linked Europe, Africa / and America. / From his compatriot and admirer. / New York, February 16, 1928 / P. C. Cartier". It is accompanied by a map with blue enamel arrows indicating the stages of the path followed by the pilot. Photo: Cartier Collection