Cartier snubs smartwatches

Luxury jeweller, Cartier, says it doesn’t intend to climb on the smartwatch bandwagon, viewing none of the hi-tech gadgets equal to the traditional timepieces the 168 year old company makes. “There’s usefulness, but no emotion,” Cartier chief Stanislas de Quercize told AFP, referring to the internet-connected smartwatches Apple, Sony, LG, and Samsung have been churning out for excited users. “All of our watches are strongly connected by emotion,” he quipped on

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