LOVE or Serrure
Cartier · dinh van
LOVE
A rigid oval of gold closed by two working screws, so the bracelet goes on with a screwdriver and stays on.
Serrure
A bangle of springy gold wire, one end flattened by a hammer stroke into a clasp shaped like a lock.
Mechanism is what divides these bangles. LOVE, drawn by Aldo Cipullo at Cartier New York in 1969, is fastened by two working screws and comes off only with a screwdriver. Serrure, which Jean Dinh Van made in Paris in 1975, has no moving part at all: the gold wire is worked until it can part and close on its own, and one hammered end is cut into the outline of a lock. In LOVE the hardware works. In Serrure it is drawn.
| Fact | LOVE | Serrure |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 1969 | 1975 |
| Designer | Aldo Cipullo | Jean Dinh Van |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, platinum, diamond, ceramic | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond |
| Moves | screws | opens |
| From | €1,060 | €3,200 |
| Top of line | €62,500 | €7,990 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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