Cartier marches forward with robust mainland sales

China is set to be upmarket jeweler Cartier's largest market in the world within three years, according to the company's president and chief executive officer.

Bernard Fornas - in Beijing to launch a Cartier exhibition at the Forbidden City - said there was now huge demand for the company's ranges from China's new rich.

"I think China will be the number one market for Cartier in three to four years and that is our aim," he said.