Juste un Clou or Menottes dinh van
Cartier · dinh van
Juste un Clou
A single gold nail bent round the wrist until its head lies beside its point.
Menottes dinh van
Two gold half-rings that hook into each other like handcuffs, so the clasp becomes the whole jewel.
The 1970s gave hardware to jewelry twice in quick succession. Juste un Clou came first, in 1971, when Aldo Cipullo at Cartier New York bent a gold nail into a bangle. Menottes followed in Paris in 1976, Jean Dinh Van's pair of half-rings hooked together like handcuffs. Each has long outlived its decade: Cartier renamed the nail and revived it in 2012, growing it into rings and torque necklaces, and the little cuffs now hang from cords, chains and strings of pearls.
| Fact | Juste un Clou | Menottes dinh van |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 1971 | 1976 |
| Designer | Aldo Cipullo | Jean Dinh Van |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, platinum, diamond, pearl, mother-of-pearl, onyx, steel, titanium, cord, other |
| Moves | No | opens |
| From | €1,070 | €950 |
| Top of line | €575,000 | €20,950 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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