At its heart are the three Cartier brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon, thanks to their unique and complementary talents: Louis, the visionary designer who created the first men's wristwatch; Pierre, the master dealmaker who bought the New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a double-stranded natural pearl necklace; and Jacques, the modest globe-trotting gemstone expert whose trips East gave Cartier access to the most phenomenal gems on the planet. Francesca Cartier Brickell reveals never-before-told dramas, romances, intrigues, and betrayals, while taking a behind-the-scenes look at the firm's most iconic jewelry and the long line of stars from the worlds of fashion, film, and royalty who wore them. The Cartiers is a magnificent, definitive, epic social history shown through the deeply personal lens of one legendary family.