IBought a Fake Cartier Love Bracelet And Lived To Tell About It

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I know how you feel DarkAngel. My car was stolen once and the body shop it was towed to (who I now believe had something to do with the theft) threatened the insurance adjuster to get a higher settlement. It's very scary to be treated that way.
 
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@goyardlover: well, that makes me doubt whAt I thought before. Very good info, thank you. It is entirely possible it was real! if anyone else has any other authentic Cartier bracelets with CARTIER 1993 on the inside, please let me know! Thank you.
 
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surfergirljen said:
You need to report him hon... we can't do it for you. It's AWFUL what he did to you - not just selling fakes but then leaving you nasty messages... he DESERVED WORSE feedback. If you don't say something he'll just do it to someone else! :(

I'm so happy that you got a real one in the end!!!!
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I was gonna report him for sure... but now what was just said about someone having a Cartier bracelet authenticated and that it sounded just like the supposed fake one...
Sigh.
I guess it could have been real?
I need to dig into this a bit more for a few more days. I am getting back some very interesting info.
 
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the inscription on mine looks exactly like this https://www.luxuryexchange.com/shop...r-love-bracelet-18k-white-gold/prod_1577.html Before I had mine authenticated, I checked out the cartier website as well to see the inscriptions on the love bracelet. Sure enough, just as the SA had told me, even the inscription on the website stock photos vary as well. I guess this is to be expected since the love bracelet has been around for quite awhile....
 
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Thank you goyardlover! This has proved to be very interesting. Now I have learned that it is entirely possible to have CARTIER 1993 inscribed on the inside.
@surfergirljen: I sent the seller a message about my thoughts on the bracelet. We will see what comes out of that.
 
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sjunky13 said:
This sucks! I am so sorry for you! I am glad you are getting a full refund. There is a jewelry store in my town which sells on ebay too. They have a lot of signed peices and I was thinking about a Love bracelet from them, but now I know I need to make sure in person. I think jewelry is hard to authenticate and sadly there are soo many fakes out there, it is hard to sell the real thingtoo and get a decent price with all of the fakes. Ughh this bothers me so bad. Just think that you are lucky you can tellit was fake, some poor people don't even know. I would love to see pics when you get a chance. I have seen so many 1970's originals on ebay lately, I wonder if they are all fakes?
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I wonder about the '70s originals on eBay as well, though I will say this: A lot of us from that era bought the bracelet (I did not, but wanted it) and have had it all these years. Times are tough and many people are selling anything and everything. Gold prices are high and I would not doubt that many women are selling their old bracelets now. If they have all the old paperwork and box, etc., they could well be the real thing.

That said, I have decided to spring for a LOVE bracelet, but am torn between the classic style with tiny screws and the newer 'cuff' because I never leave any jewelry on over night or in shower -- and prefer to change pieces almost daily as the mood strikes. It's just so difficult to put on and take off the one with the screws and I wonder if doing so often would wear down the threads on the screws and cause trouble.

I'm not even sure if I want the classic yellow gold or the newer rose gold. They both look fine on me and I'd be wearing the bracelet most often with a thin yellow gold rope bangle.

I suspect I'd be happier with the cuff than the more difficult to remove/put on version but wonder if I'd be sorry I did not get the 'original.' Anyone else have this dilemma before purchase? It's not about the price difference.

Thanks!
 
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BigPurseSue said:
Hi! I don't know much about the Cartier Love bracelet, but the news service High Beam has a news story from 1993 about Cartier suing two dozen Manhattan jewelry stores for flooding the market with fake Love bracelets.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14127416.html

That's probably when the major counterfeiting started.

If you Google "Cartier 1993 Love Bracelet" you come up with a lot of sites that are selling fakes marked "1993." They claim that "1993" is a "highly collectible year" for Cartier. And they all appear to be listing multiple copies of the bracelet. Like sure, Cartier is going to let jewelers sell cut-rate Love bracelets on the Philippines version of ebay.
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The LOVE bracelet came to my attention around 1970 when a friend's mom wore one. I so wanted one but never got it.

Interestingly, in 1972 I bought a Cartier tank watch in NYC at Bloomingdale's. It was a few hundred dollars then, not bad at all and it sure seemed authentic. As a young working girl, though, it seemed expensive.

When I got home to L.A., there was a big deal on the news about Cartier (and other brand) fakes coming in from other countries and all sorts of drama about smashing such goods at the port of L.A. with big steamrollers. I'm not kidding. --

I was young then, and freaked out, and went running to Cartier in Beverly Hills with my watch, hoping to find out the truth. Told them my story about Bloomingdale's and they reassured me that, in fact, Bloomingdale's in NY was an official dealer for their lower end, vermeil plated version of the more expensive Tank Watch. I had Cartier all right, but obviously not the 'good,' expensive watch.

Funny thing, though, I still have that watch -- it still works, it has traveled the world with me, has had multiple new bands over time, and now a replacement band costs me more than the original watch!

Counterfeiting will never stop -- we must all be on guard for it as it affects so many things besides luxury-type goods -- like heart pacemakers, airplane parts, consumer electronics, etc. Be careful out there ladies!
 
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^^Interesting story. As for what bracelet you should get, if you do not intend on keeping the bangle on and plan to take off/on a lot, I would skip the bangle and go for the cuff. You are right about the thread on the screws being affected by constantly taking on/off. Replacement price for the screws is pretty high I think. I tried on the cuff when I was first started looking and did not like how it looked/felt. I am comfortable with the bangle 24/7 though. After a time, you don't really notice it on your arm.
 
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