Cartier

The overarching category for Cartier's eyewear, serving as the parent framework through which the Maison's key codes are extended into glasses. It encompasses collections with various points of origin, including watchmaking, jewelry, the initial C, Panthère, and reinterpretations of the archives, and organizes their individual motif expressions across the collections.

A line that pays homage to Santos-Dumont and extends the screw design of the Santos watch to eyewear. It foregrounds symbols derived from watches and serves a different role from Clash and Trinity, which are jewelry-derived, and Panthère, which is animal-derived. Within Cartier Eyewear, it is positioned as the derivative line that most directly reflects the Maison’s watchmaking history.

A line that transposes the Trinity ring’s three-band structure and three shades of gold into eyewear. Its role is clearly distinct from Santos and Pasha, which derive from watches, and Panthère, which derives from an animal, as it transfers a jewelry icon directly into eyewear. Within Cartier Eyewear, it is positioned as the line that most directly expresses Trinity, one of the Maison’s signature jewelry codes.

This lineage extends the panther, an emblem of the maison, into eyewear, with animal motifs as its defining feature. Unlike Santos and Pasha, which derive from watches, or Trinity and Clash, which derive from jewelry, it serves to translate Cartier’s iconic animal into the design of sunglasses. Within Cartier Eyewear, it occupies an independent position that expresses the brand’s animal codes.

A line reconfigured around the gadroon motif and precious materials, carrying forward the context of the Maison’s early eyewear introduced in the 1980s. Rather than drawing on watch designs such as Santos or Pasha, it is distinguished by connecting the Maison’s earliest eyewear expressions to its current collections. Within Cartier Eyewear, it is positioned as the line responsible for reinterpreting the archive.

A line that translates the codes of the Pasha watch, introduced in 1985, into eyewear, characterized by square studs and substantial volume. While sharing a watch-derived lineage with Santos, it is distinguished by a more pronounced expression of volume. Within Cartier Eyewear, it conveys the presence of watch motifs through volume.

A foundational line designed around the initial C of the Maison’s name, it presents the brand’s symbol concisely through a C-shaped bridge and a simple construction. While Signature C brings the symbol to the fore and Décor C extends it into a decorative interpretation, C de Cartier is positioned as the foundational line from which they begin.

A line that applies jewelry codes such as the studs and clous carrés of Clash de Cartier to eyewear. Unlike the watch-derived Santos and Pasha, it is designed around the Maison’s jewelry aesthetic. Within Cartier Eyewear, it is positioned as an icon-transfer type that carries the forms of jewelry directly into eyewear.

A collection that decoratively expands the Maison’s initial, C, with two expressions: Décor C Classique and Décor C Allongé. While Signature C clearly presents the symbolic character of C, Décor C develops the C-shaped motif in a different direction and serves to evolve the C de Cartier lineage in a more decorative direction.

A derivative collection that brings the Maison’s initial C together as a clearer style signature. It reworks the basic motif of C de Cartier through a C-shaped bridge and clear forms, foregrounding its symbolic quality. While Décor C provides decorative breadth, Signature C is positioned around the legibility of the C.