Cartier Love bracelet fell off - solutions?

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Wanted to provide a quick update on the screw enhancement. I wore the bracelet for a whole week since last Wednesday and so far so good. I work from home so just desk work, driving here and there, nothing strenuous. I checked morning and evening and both screws remain in place without needing to tighten. Wish Cartier would just update the screws or already include the enhancement into the screw system before selling the Love bracelets to avoid this type of situation.

I thought I‘d also mention that with the enhancement, when you screw the screws in, you’ll feel the little clicks similar to dialing the lock on a locker or an old type of safe. Next I’ll try my pink gold 10D that they also added an enhancement. No stacking though.
 
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@scheurin, hope you don’t mind me asking. Did the screws continue to loosen after the enhancement? Just would like to know what to watch out for. I haven’t tried on my PG one yet. Will do so tonight.
Yes, I had the old mechanism which was not working probably on one Love ... and the exchanged new one is even worse :annoyed: Wish I hadn't made the exchange and definitely are not going for changing it on my other ones, too. :shocked:
 
Yes, I had the old mechanism which was not working probably on one Love ... and the exchanged new one is even worse :annoyed: Wish I hadn't made the exchange and definitely are not going for changing it on my other ones, too. :shocked:
Thanks for letting me know. I’m sorry to hear that. I’m nervous about mine and kept checking throughout the day. I prefer my JuC, no checking needed.
 
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... I have some problems understanding why Cartier can't get this right after 53 or so years of the Love?
I agree.

I’ve worn my YG LOVE for over 10 years, have never taken it off since it was put onto my wrist by my SA and the screws have never moved (I still check them everyday but so far, so good).

If I was starting my Cartier jewellery collection now and wanted something from the LOVE collection, I’d probably go for the cuff instead. I know it’s not the same as having the full bracelet but with all these screw issues people are having, it just seems like the quality isn’t there anymore.

I don’t know if this is because people tend to stack nowadays (I don’t personally) and if that is also contributing to the loosening but given the cost of these pieces, I don’t think it’s right that you need to be paranoid about your jewellery falling off.

Just get the JUC… although I have heard about people losing those/it falling off as well. They should have left the old locking mechanism on that too (the one that looks like a snowman). I have one from 2014 and cannot get it off without assistance.
 
Thanks for asking, @sunshineshiney. I do have fantastic news! The 2 sides of the bracelet were found and returned to me—separately so read on (it’s a long story). It was the most bizarre thing that ever happened to me. I meant to share this news sooner but I think I’ve got PTSD as a result of this experience. Every time I thought of popping by the forum to share, I just couldn’t bring myself to write anything. It was such an upsetting incident.

Anyhow, I lost my bracelet on Thursday, May 26th. I pretty much wrote it off as lost forever somewhere between my office building, the underground tunnel under the office, the subway and the commuter train. I only go into the office once a week on Thursdays. So the following Thursday I went into the office, entered the office building through the underground tunnel from the subway. BTW, I even went to the Lost & Found office at the commuter train building before work and inquired about my bracelet—no luck. Then around 10:45 am, I went back through the tunnel with a couple of colleagues to go to Starbucks and then returned the same way. You may be wondering why this is important. Well, I walked past the entrance between the tunnel and the subway 3 times by then. People can only enter the tunnel from the subway corridor if they have a security pass. There is a security desk there and before the pandemic, there would be a security officer sitting there. Now no one sits there. Then when I was leaving in the afternoon to go home, as I approached this security desk I noticed something on top of it. I couldn’t see what it was from a distant and as I got closer and closer, I didn’t want to get my hopes up. Then I saw this…

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Can you believe it? It’s been a week and somehow a Good Samaritan left it there. I don’t know if it was sitting there all week and I missed it when I walked by several times or someone found it just that afternoon. Anyhow, this gave me idea to make a lost poster. I
went back to the office to make one and used the photo of the half bracelet that was found. I posted 30 posters on all the floors in my office, the tunnel and snuck a few into the subway corridor as well.

The next morning, I saw that someone had texted me during the night about finding the other side of my bracelet!!! I know it’s totally UNBELIEVABLE! I’m in awe of the generosity, integrity and kindness of Torontonians. Human kindness still exists! A cleaner that works in a different building but shares the same tunnel as my office building found the other half bracelet the day I lost it but it wasn’t until she saw the poster that she knew where to contact the owner. I picked it up the next day and gave her a small gift. She only works the evening shifts. She said she waited about 20 minutes when she first found it to see if anyone was coming back for it. I sent an email to her employer to commend her helpfulness and integrity.

So here it is the unbelievable but true story of how the 2 parts of the bracelet were returned. I was in touch with my SA when I first lost it and he was checking to see what they could do. I texted him when I found the first half and he was sending a courier to pick it up and they were going to make me another half. Once I let him know I got the 2 halves back, he sent a courier to pick up and said they have an enhancement to fix the problem. I sent my other 2 Love bracelets in to be inspected as well. They were all sent to NYC. This new one and the pink gold with 10D which also has the new screw system got the enhancement. The WG with 10D is has the old screw system so nothing was done. It took 3 weeks to be returned to me. I haven’t worn any of them yet. Still a little worried but may put it on around the house just to be sure nothing is going to fall off again. I do have to say that my SA has been very supportive throughout the process which makes both my DH and I feel that we may buy Cartier again.
I read this but never got around to replying - I was (and still am) over the moon that both halves of your bracelet found it's way back to you :yahoo:!!! I truly believed in my heart of hearts it would miraculously return, even though it seemed impossible. I hope the enhancement fully secures your newer Loves. What a happy ending :heart:.
 
It just happened to me again last night while coming out of the grocery store. My small Love fell off and thankfully it was under my driver's seat. But I felt it and heard it come off, so I knew not to leave until I found it. I checked everywhere and it was directly under my seat. I am so worried about this, because this is like the 4th time this has happened with this bracelet. It's been a long time (at least 6 months) since this happened, and now I'm wondering if I need to suck it up and just send it into Cartier to see if it needs to be repaired. Something isn't right.
 
It just happened to me again last night while coming out of the grocery store. My small Love fell off and thankfully it was under my driver's seat. But I felt it and heard it come off, so I knew not to leave until I found it. I checked everywhere and it was directly under my seat. I am so worried about this, because this is like the 4th time this has happened with this bracelet. It's been a long time (at least 6 months) since this happened, and now I'm wondering if I need to suck it up and just send it into Cartier to see if it needs to be repaired. Something isn't right.

Since the small and regular are so different, are you sure you are putting it on correctly? Just HALF a turn?
I had it happen once when I first got my small and I figured it was user error, it was lol, never happened again.

If you know for sure you're putting it on and securing it correctly, I'd stop wearing it now and get it to the boutique ASAP.
 
Since the small and regular are so different, are you sure you are putting it on correctly? Just HALF a turn?
I had it happen once when I first got my small and I figured it was user error, it was lol, never happened again.

If you know for sure you're putting it on and securing it correctly, I'd stop wearing it now and get it to the boutique ASAP.
Yes, I remember someone suggesting this before when it fell off, about the 1/4 of turn, so ever since I did that, it hadn't fallen off. Until last night. I even tested it while it's on to ensure that it's on correctly (I yank on it as hard as I can, and it doesn't budge). Unfortunately, there isn't a Cartier boutique in Colorado, so I'd have to ship it back to them directly.
 
My 10-diamond small love falls off all the time. I only turn it a half a turn, but it still does it. I check it constantly, but I am scared to wear it. I have 2 regular loves and a large JUC with diamonds I stack it with, and I have never had an issue with any of those. I would never recommend anyone buy this bracelet. I think it is a poor design.
 
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My 10-diamond small love falls off all the time. I only turn it a half a turn, but it still does it. I check it constantly, but I am scared to wear it. I have 2 regular loves and a large JUC with diamonds I stack it with, and I have never had an issue with any of those. I would never recommend anyone buy this bracelet. I think it is a poor design.
Yeah, I'm kind of feeling the same way. Should have spent the extra money and got the regular Love instead. I have it stacking with my regular Love and small JUC already, and I should have just gotten the regular to stack instead. Really regretting it.
 
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