Cartier and Jaguar's invention: The secret story behind the development of the deployant buckle belt

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Cartier and Jaguar's invention: The secret story behind the development of the deployant buckle

Today we will introduce the secret story behind the "deployant buckle" that makes the bracelet look both beautiful and functional.

In the early 1900s, Cartier and Jaguar were collaborating to research the latest technology.

This is a luxury model buckle that is still used today and was patented by Jaguar.

The patent was obtained by Edmond Jagger in 1910, but contractually gave Cartier exclusive use.

Cartier's documents include letters from Louis Cartier.

This letter shows that Cartier had given Jaguar permission to obtain a patent.

We don't know which patents specifically, but we know that Cartier routinely granted them.

In short, the contract stated that Cartier would provide the funding, Jaguar would be in charge of research and development, and the results would belong to Jaguar.

The patent was granted in Jaguar's name, likely to bring Jaguar significant profits.

At the time, Cartier was a jewelry brand, and Jaguar had specialized knowledge, experience, and information about watches, so it seems that Cartier's aim was to speed up the development of its own watches by giving profits to Jaguar.

Jaguar developed the deployant buckle, which was an aesthetically pleasing and innovative mechanism for preventing the watch from getting lost.

This attention to detail shows the careful research that went into making a wristwatch.

It was thanks to research by Cartier and Jaguar that we are able to use deployant buckles today.