 DATE: At the beginning of the movie, we see that the "current" year  is 1919. Just before the Masquerade party scene, it shows us the old  Raoul staring out of the car window at a couple looking at jewelry.  The window says Swarovski and shows the swan logo underneath. While  Swarovski was indeed around in 1919, the original logo was an  edelweiss flower. The company did not adopt the swan for their logo  until 1988, nearly 70 years after the events of the movie.