[1][2][3][4][5][6] Headquartered in San Agustín del Guadalix, Madrid, its origins date back to 1885 when Saturio Esteban Carrera opened a small jewelry workshop in the Barrio de las Letras.

[1] In 1960, the company received the commission to make the wedding tiara of Queen Fabiola of Belgium for her royal wedding with King Baudouin of Belgium; after this achievement, the brand was positioned as one of the most recognizable luxury brands internationally.

Models Eugenia Silva, Almudena Fernández, and Alejandra Alonso have been the face of the jewelry house.

[3] In 2010, the Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences began to grant the "Maja de Goya Award" for which a Carrera y Carrera ring is given to the most elegant actress at the Goya Awards ceremony.

The award winners since then have been: Goya Toledo, Lydia Bosch, Blanca Suárez and Maribel Verdú.