Cartier Santos-Dumont Watch WGSA0021
Large model, quartz movement, rose gold, leather
£12,500.00
In 1904, Brazilian aviator Albero Santos Dumont approached his longtime friend Louis Cartier to complain of being unable to read the time on his pocket watch whilst flying. Together they embraced the challenge and designed the Cartier Santos, often thought of as the “worlds first ever wristwatch”. The Santos timepiece challenges mainstream design, thanks to its unorthodox square shape, exposed screws and practical feeling. Over the course of a century, countless reinterpretations of this timepiece have been spotted on the world’s most famous wrists, including the Santos Galbee and Santos de Moiselle ladies model.
The Santos-Dumont de Cartier watch celebrates the traditional Santos de Cartier style with contemporary updates including alligator leather straps, lacquer dials and a quartet of metal options including stainless steel, rose gold, yellow gold and platinum.
This Santos-Dumont watch features a satin-brushed silver dial with sunray effect, with roman numerals and blued-steel sword-shaped hands, finished with a sapphire crystal. Encased in a 18ct rose gold case with a beaded crown set with a cabochon-shaped sapphire. Finished on a grey alligator leather strap with a 18ct rose gold ardillon buckle. This watch is the large model.
Case dimensions: 43.5mm x 31.4mm.
Case thickness: 7.3mm.
Water resistant up to 3 bar (approx. 30 meters/ 100 feet).
Model reference: WGSA0021.
The Santos-Dumont de Cartier watch celebrates the traditional Santos de Cartier style with contemporary updates including alligator leather straps, lacquer dials and a quartet of metal options including stainless steel, rose gold, yellow gold and platinum.
This Santos-Dumont watch features a satin-brushed silver dial with sunray effect, with roman numerals and blued-steel sword-shaped hands, finished with a sapphire crystal. Encased in a 18ct rose gold case with a beaded crown set with a cabochon-shaped sapphire. Finished on a grey alligator leather strap with a 18ct rose gold ardillon buckle. This watch is the large model.
Case dimensions: 43.5mm x 31.4mm.
Case thickness: 7.3mm.
Water resistant up to 3 bar (approx. 30 meters/ 100 feet).
Model reference: WGSA0021.