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"Kartʹi͡e" - t͡se vidverta opovidʹ pro i͡uvelirnu dynastii͡u, shcho okhopli͡ui͡e chotyry pokolinni͡a: vid Frant͡suzʹkoï revoli͡ut͡siï do 1970-kh rokiv. U ïï t͡sentri - try braty Kartʹi͡e, chyïm devizom bulo "Nikoly ne kopii͡uĭ, lyshe stvori͡uĭ". Same vony zrobyly svoi͡u simeĭnu firmu vsesvitnʹo vidomoi͡u na pochatku dvadt͡si͡atoho stolitti͡a zavdi͡aky svoïm unikalʹnym talantam, shcho dopovni͡uvaly odyn odnoho: Luï - dyzaĭner-vizioner, i͡akyĭ stvoryv pershyĭ cholovichyĭ naruchnyĭ hodynnyk, shchob dopomohty svoi͡emu druhu-aviatoru diznavatysi͡a chas, ne vidryvai͡uchy ruk vid shturvala litaka. P'i͡er - maĭster uhod, i͡akyĭ kupyv nʹi͡u-ĭorksʹku shtab-kvartyru na P'i͡atiĭ aveni͡u za podviĭne namysto z naturalʹnykh perlyn. Z͡Hak - ekspert z dorohot͡sinnoho kaminni͡a ta mandrivnyk, chyï podoroz͡hi do Indiï daly Cartier dostup do naĭkrashchykh u sviti rubiniv, smarahdiv i sapfiriv, nadykhnuvshy na stvorenni͡a znamenytoï kolekt͡siï Tutti Frutti. Francheska Kartʹi͡e Brikell, chyĭ prapradid buv naĭmolodshym z brativ, ob'ïkhala svit, doslidz͡hui͡uchy istorii͡u svoi͡eï rodyny, rozshukui͡uchy tykh, khto buv pov'i͡azanyĭ z ïï predkamy, i znakhodi͡achy po dorozi davno zahubleni chastynky t͡sii͡eï holovolomky. Teper vona rozkryvai͡e ranishe nevidomi dramy, romany, intryhy, zrady ta bahato inshoho. "Kartʹi͡e" takoz͡h proponui͡e zazyrnuty za lashtunky istoriï naĭvidomishykh prykras firmy - sumnozvisnoho prokli͡atoho diamanta Hope Diamond ta klasychnykh "panternykh" vyrobiv. A takoz͡h dovz͡heleznoho spysku zirok zi svitu mody, kino ta korolivsʹkykh osib, i͡aki ïkh nosyly: vid indiĭsʹkykh maharadz͡hiv do Vollis Simpson, Koko Shanelʹ i Elizabet Teĭlor. Vydana u rik dvokhsotrichchi͡a z dni͡a narodz͡henni͡a zasnovnyka dynastiï, Luï-Fransua Kartʹi͡e, t͡si͡a knyha i͡e velychnym, ostatochnym ta epichnym sot͡sialʹnym litopysom, pokazanym cherez hlyboko osobystu pryzmu odnii͡eï lehendarnoï rodyny.

"Cartier" is a candid account of a jewelry Dynasty spanning four generations: from the French Revolution to the 1970s. At its center are the three Cartier brothers, whose motto was "never copy, only create." It was they who made their family firm World — Famous in the early twentieth century for their unique complementary talents: Louis, a visionary designer who created the first men's wristwatch to help his aviator friend know the time without taking his hands off the helm of an airplane. Pierre is a master of deals who bought his New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a double necklace made of natural pearls. Jacques is a gemstone expert and traveler whose trips to India gave Cartier access to the world's best rubies, emeralds and sapphires, inspiring the creation of the famous Tutti Frutti collection. Francesca Cartier Brickell, whose great-great-grandfather was the youngest of the brothers, traveled the world exploring the history of her family, searching for those who were connected with her ancestors, and finding long-lost pieces of this puzzle along the way. Now it reveals previously unknown dramas, novels, intrigues, betrayals and much more. "Cartier "also offers a behind — the-scenes look at the history of the company's most famous jewelry-the infamous Hope Diamond and classic" Panther " products. As well as a long list of stars from the world of fashion, cinema and Royals who wore them: from Indian maharajas to Wallis Simpson, Coco Chanel and Elizabeth Taylor. Published in the bicentennial of the birth of the dynasty's founder, Louis-Francois Cartier, this book is a majestic, definitive and epic social Chronicle shown through the deeply personal prism of one legendary family.