With watches, Cartier’s warranty is centered on the movement and structural integrity as manufactured. If your automatic stops because of a production flaw, runs erratically beyond accepted tolerances, or a hand misaligns due to a defective part, that’s usually covered. What isn’t: power reserve dips from magnetization, shock-induced issues, or timekeeping drift tied to everyday knocks. Those are serviceable problems, just not warranty problems. Batteries on quartz models are consumables and generally not covered, though they’re routinely replaced during paid service.
Jewelry warranties focus on craftsmanship. If a setting fails because it was improperly executed at the factory, or a solder point separates without trauma, that’s within scope. If a stone goes missing after a knock, prongs bend from a door handle snag, or a ring distorts from pressure, that’s considered wear or accidental damage and won’t be covered. Polishing, rhodium replating, and resizing are services, not warranty repairs—though boutiques can often handle them (sometimes for a fee, sometimes as a courtesy, depending on policy and timing).
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While prices move, here’s a practical way to set expectations without getting misled by old screenshots. As a rough orientation, recent boutique tags in Hong Kong for 18k gold models have typically placed the Small Love (no diamonds) in the low–HK$40,000s to low–HK$50,000s and the Classic Love (no diamonds) in the mid–HK$50,000s to mid–HK$60,000s. Add diamonds and the range climbs: a single-diamond version commonly reaches roughly HK$70,000–HK$90,000, while multi-diamond or pavé pieces run well into six figures depending on the setting. Cuffs (the open version) usually sit a touch below their screw-closure counterparts. Think of these as signposts, not promises—Cartier revises prices periodically, and specific configurations (like white gold with diamonds) will land where the diamond count and total carat weight put them. The easiest sanity check is to compare what you see locally with the brand’s current website price for Hong Kong SAR or a same-day quote from a boutique associate.
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