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Cartier Eyeglass Elbow Post Retrofit-Left

When the Cartier elbow break right at the eyelet of the lens screw we perform a retrofit. The backside of the elbow gets filed down and then a solid backplate is installed to insure greater strength for the rimless mounting system.

We use high karat gold laser wire for this repair.

$129.95

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At Eyeglass Repair USA, we offer the best Cartier eyeglass elbow/post-retrofit services nationwide.

Your  Cartier Gold rimless eyeglasses broke at the front of the elbow just where the rimless screw goes through.

Cartier eyeglass elbow post broken left
That spot is now very weak and a regular weld is not reliable for the long term.

We develop a retrofit method that gives reliable strength and the repair will be nearly invisible.
When the eyelet section of a Cartier eyeglass elbow post section breaks in half we offer a specific retrofit that provides greater strength after the repair:

We shape a Sterling Silver bar to match the shape of the original elbow post section.

Sterling silver bar shaped for Cartier eyeglasses elbow post retrofit

Then we prepare the old elbow post section to accept the new eyelet backplate.

Cartier eyeglass elbow post gets prepared for elbow backplate

  • The backside ( yellow on sketch) of the elbow will be filed down and then a solid silver backplate ( green)  ( hand fabricated) will be installed to ensure greater strength for the rimless mounting system

Cartier eyeglass elbow post retrofit is a special repair

  • After that, we will weld the new backplate securely to the original Cartier elbow, but only from the back and side so you won’t see the repair.

Here you see the finished Cartier elbow/post retrofit

  • Then gold plate the Cartier eyeglass elbow post section with high karat yellow gold – or white gold if that applies.

Cartier elbow post retrofit installed to the lens

And finally, the Cartier eyeglass elbow post frame gets mounted to the lens again.

Schematics of the Cartier elbow post retrofit

And the Cartier eyeglass elbow/post retrofit has been properly performed.