A vintage Kelly, a trench coat, and Paris in Cinemascope.
Is a vintage Cartier enough to turn Paris into a 70s film? On Boulevard Raspail, we wanted to find out.
Boulevard Raspail. A woman steps out of a building, pulls up the collar of her trench coat, and checks the time on a vintage Cartier. A taxi rolls by. Someone folds a copy of Le Monde on a café terrace. This is indeed 2026.
The watch comes from Collector Square, located just a few doors down at 36-38 boulevard Raspail. The Parisian house has made pre-owned luxury its playground: watches, jewelry, bags, and collector's items are gathered, authenticated, and passed on to a new generation of owners.
Founded by Nicolas Orlowski and Loïc Bocher, with Artcurial in its ecosystem and the Dassault Group among its shareholders, Collector Square has built a sort of permanent market for pre-owned luxury. Nearly 15,000 pieces circulate here across leather goods, watchmaking, fine jewelry, art, and collectibles: Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Rolex, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, alongside far more unexpected finds.
