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Cartier vs Tiffany, war in court

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War in court between Cartier and Tiffany. The two giants of jewelry, which respectively belong to the Swiss group Richemont and the French LVMH, compete in front of the judges of New York. In essence, Cartier accuses Tiffany of hiring Megan Marino, a junior manager, only to steal the secrets about the new collections. And, therefore, to have stolen trade secrets on its high-end jewelry. According to Cartier’s accusation, Tiffany’s focus is on the high jewelry collection, the famous Blue Book. These are jewels that have prices ranging from 50,000 dollars or euros up to 10 million each.

Tiffany, Fifth Avenue, New York, in occasione del lancio della collezione Paper Flowers
Tiffany, Fifth Avenue, New York, in occasione del lancio della collezione Paper Flowers

Cartier, in the subpoena filed in court, went down hard: he accused Tiffany of wanting to resurrect his own high jewelry unit after she was left in disarray due to several departures. Also according to the Swiss group, reports the Reuters agency, the move in the opinion of Cartier reflects the “disturbing culture of Tiffany of misappropriation of information about the competition”. The manager also signed a six-month non-compete agreement with Cartier.
Johann Rupert, Ceo e azionista di Richemont
Johann Rupert, Ceo e azionista di Richemont

The battle is only just beginning. Tiffany fired Marino after just five weeks. But the manager said in response that Tiffany was “more interested in hiring me as a source of information than as a high-jewelry manager.” Obviously these are all accusations rejected by Tiffany, which heralds a legal battle. For the Swiss group, in any case, business is not bad: in 2021 the sales of the Richemont jewelry brands (Cartier, Buccellati and Van Cleef & Arpels) increased by 38%.
Collana multigemma dal Tiffany Blue Book 2021
Collana multigemma dal Tiffany Blue Book 2021

Anello Parhelia, con uno zaffiro blu cabochon da 21,51 carati, circondato da diamanti e smeraldi. Foto di Maxime Govet
Anello Parhelia di Cartier, con uno zaffiro blu cabochon da 21,51 carati, circondato da diamanti e smeraldi. Foto di Maxime Govet







Sex and the Florence





Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City) sued in court by British designer Kat Florence ♦ ︎
Sex and the lawyer. Sarah Jessica Parker, Carrie Bradshaw of the Sex and the City series, will act before the judges because of a jewelry collection. The story (which we told here) stems from the agreement with the British designer Kat Florence to promote a line of jewelry, Flawless Diamonds. But now the British designer has sued the American actress, who is basically accused of having snubbed the initiative. Sarah Jessica Parker would not have kept the agreement, which involved the promotion of the jewelry line, launched in 2016.
Kat Florence told the federal court in New York that the actress received $ 5 million (in installments) and 10% of all profits from the sale of jewelry, about $ 7.5 million. But the contract between Kat Florence and the American actress also predicted that the latter would promote the jewelry line through interviews, photo shoots, public appearances. Activities that, according to the designer, there would not have been. This is why Sarah Jessica Parker is accused of “breach of contract” and “negligent attitude”.
Kat Florence states that Parker made it extremely difficult to plan an event for the launch of the collection, granting only a possible date, and moreover, mid-afternoon. The designer therefore had to cancel the party despite having already invested over 1 million dollars. Not to mention that, later on, he would have avoided wearing the jewels and supporting the collection, refusing to do interviews on the jewelry line, he snubbed the inauguration of the designer’s London store, despite being in England. For Carrie Bradshaw this time the set will be in court. Rudy Serra



Sarah Jessica Parker fotografata da Peter Lindbergh
Sarah Jessica Parker fotografata da Peter Lindbergh
Anello Curve in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 8830 euro
Anello Curve in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 8830 euro
Sarah Jessica Parker con i gioielli di Kat Florence
Sarah Jessica Parker con i gioielli di Kat Florence
Orecchini Bianca in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 4580 euro
Orecchini Bianca in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 4580 euro
Sarah Jessica Parker in abito da sera
Sarah Jessica Parker in abito da sera
Orecchini Cascata in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 10580 euro
Kat Florence, orecchini Cascata in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 10580 euro
Sarah Jessica Parker fotografata per Kat Florence Jewelry
Sarah Jessica Parker fotografata per Kat Florence Jewelry

Anello Galaxy in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 6830 euro
Anello Galaxy in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 6830 euro