Cartier · East Village
Sell Your Cartier in NYC
Love and Juste un Clou bracelets, Trinity and Panthère jewelry, and Santos, Tank, Ballon Bleu and Panthère watches. Bring it to 39 Avenue A, we check the stamps, serial and construction in front of you and pay the same day.
- Same-day cash
- Checked in front of you
- Walk-ins welcome
- Trade toward store stock
What We Buy
Cartier Jewelry and Cartier Watches
Cartier's main jewelry lines are solid 18k gold, so a genuine piece is worth its gold before the name is counted. The name is what takes it well past that. The watches are their own market, priced by model, metal and movement.
Love Bracelet & Love Rings
Designed by Aldo Cipullo in 1969 and closed with a screwdriver. Solid 18k gold or platinum, in the classic and small widths, plain or set with diamonds, plus the open Love cuff and Love rings. A serial number and the size are engraved inside.
Juste un Clou
The nail, first designed by Aldo Cipullo in the early 1970s and brought back by Cartier in 2012. Bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces in yellow, rose and white gold, plain or with diamonds.
Trinity
Three interlocking bands of yellow, rose and white gold, a Cartier design since 1924. Rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, from the thin classic ring to the large models and diamond versions.
Panthère Jewelry
The panther has been a Cartier motif for about a century. Rings, bracelets and pendants in gold, often with emerald eyes, an onyx nose and black spots, up to fully pavé pieces.
Santos, Tank & Ballon Bleu
The Santos dates to 1904; the newer ones have tool-free strap changes and bracelet sizing. The Tank, from 1917, covers the Louis Cartier, Française, Américaine and Must. The Ballon Bleu, from 2007, has its crown set in a guard with a blue cabochon.
Panthère Watches & Must de Cartier
Panthère de Cartier watches on their soft link bracelet, in steel, two-tone and gold. And the Must de Cartier Tanks of the 1970s and '80s: they look gold, but most are vermeil, which is gold-plated sterling silver, and the caseback is stamped 925.
Pricing
What Moves a Cartier Offer
Two Love bracelets that look the same on a wrist can be far apart in value. Here is what decides it.
- Line and model
- A Love bracelet, a Juste un Clou, a thin Trinity ring and a Tank Française are all Cartier, and each has its own resale market. Size and width change the number within each line.
- Gold and diamonds
- The 750 stamp means 18k gold, and the gold weight sets the floor. Factory diamond versions bring more than plain ones; stones added after the piece left Cartier don't carry that premium and can lower the value.
- Serial number
- Love and Juste un Clou bracelets are engraved inside with a serial number. A missing, worn-away or doubtful serial changes the conversation, and so do parts that aren't Cartier.
- Screws and screwdriver
- Depending on the generation, a Love bracelet's screws either come all the way out or stay in the bracelet when loosened. A missing or replaced screw lowers the offer. Bring the screwdriver.
- Watch movement and bracelet
- Many Tanks and Panthères are quartz, which is normal for them and doesn't hurt the offer. On an automatic Santos or Ballon Bleu, service history helps. Every bracelet link counts.
- Box and papers
- The red box, certificate and receipt help, especially on high-value pieces. None of it is required; a genuine piece without its box is still genuine.
Not sure what you have? The Cartier signature, 750 stamp and serial are engraved inside bracelets and rings; on watches, the model and serial are on the caseback. Text photos to 917-608-8939.
Authentication
How We Check Cartier
Fake Love and Juste un Clou bracelets are everywhere, and the stamps are the first thing counterfeiters copy. We look at the whole piece, in front of you, and tell you what we see.
- The Cartier signature, 750 stamp, serial number and size: depth, font and spacing
- A metal test, so plated copies don't pass as 18k gold
- On Love bracelets, the screw heads, how they turn and how the two halves meet
- On diamond pieces, how the stones are set and whether they match what Cartier used
- On watches, the caseback engravings, the crown cabochon, the dial printing and the movement
Get Ready
Before You Bring It In
Don't have it polished, resized or repaired before you sell. Bring it as it is.
- Bring the screwdriver for a Love bracelet
- Bring the box, certificate and receipt if you have them
- Bring every spare watch link and the original strap or bracelet
- Bring a valid government-issued ID; New York law requires it for every sale