First off, you gotta understand, Cartier ain’t exactly cheap. We’re talking luxury here, baby. You ain’t finding a Cartier for the price of a Timex, that’s for sure. But the range? Hoo boy, the range is wild.
So, you can apparently snag a *Ronde de Cartier*, which is like, the entry-level kinda fancy, for maybe around $2,500-ish. That’s still a good chunk of change for most of us, right? But then you look at some of their *other* stuff… and BAM! $285,000. Yep, you read that right. A quarter of a million dollars… PLUS. For a watch. My mind just exploded. I could buy a house for that! (Okay, maybe not a *nice* house, but still!).
Now, pre-owned is a whole different ballgame. You can find quartz models (those are the battery-powered ones, for those not in the know) for around 800 bucks… Give or take, of course. But even *those* have gone up. Used to be even cheaper.
And get this, sometimes buying it in Europe can be a bit cheaper, especially in France. You can get a VAT refund, which is basically like free money from the government (sort of). One person even said they saved a bunch on a Santos. It’s worth doing the math if you’re planning a trip, that’s for sure.
But, um, yeah, the whole ‘cost’ thing is kinda… vague. Like, even the price of a watch, they say, can run into the $58,000 range easily. And that’s just a *series* of watches. It all depends on the model, the materials, the year it was made, if it’s got diamonds… you get the picture.
Oh, and don’t forget about repairs! Battery replacement’s like 40-ish quid, which isn’t terrible, but a full service can start at like 300. Yikes. You gotta factor that in too, when you’re thinking about how much a Cartier *really* costs.
Honestly, trying to pin down an exact price for “a Cartier watch” is kinda pointless. It’s like asking how much a car costs. A beat-up old Honda? Or a brand new Ferrari? Big difference, right?
