Each terminal of Machinist design, composed of interconnecting demi-lune and baton-shaped elements, embellished with calibré-cut and stud-shaped emeralds, late 1930s, signed Cartier London and numbered, mounted in platinum.


Occasionally something is such a perfect example of its genre it makes you smile with satisfaction. This pair of cufflinks has that effect. Uncompromisingly Modern in their inspiration, they not only have the geometric appearance of machine parts, they are rather gloriously well constructed, their mechanism all-but having the seamless ingenuity of a machine.

The 1930s was a decade of great innovation in the jewellery world. It was not just the design of jewellery that was revolutionised but endless patents were registered showcasing the ingenious systems and settings that evolved alongside these designs. These cufflinks are a lovely example of this...the patent for their system was logged by Cartier in 1937