Would you change the clasp on a vintage Cartier bracelet to be more secure, or keep it original to the vintage model?
The clasp opens up sometimes on this vintage Penelope double C bracelet, because it is just a flipped over latch. There is an extra security chain clasp, so it never falls off, but the latch does open up occasionally if it gets caught on clothing. It is a complicated and hand-made vintage style clasp; a metal T, where the top bar of the T fits inside a groove, and a latch closes over the bar-inside-groove to close the bracelet.
Cartier can change the clasp over to a more secure and modern style, which would also be easier to use, but the original style would be compromised. Would it lose some of its vintage charm?


The clasp opens up sometimes on this vintage Penelope double C bracelet, because it is just a flipped over latch. There is an extra security chain clasp, so it never falls off, but the latch does open up occasionally if it gets caught on clothing. It is a complicated and hand-made vintage style clasp; a metal T, where the top bar of the T fits inside a groove, and a latch closes over the bar-inside-groove to close the bracelet.
Cartier can change the clasp over to a more secure and modern style, which would also be easier to use, but the original style would be compromised. Would it lose some of its vintage charm?

