Cartier Santos-Dumont Watch W2SA0017
Extra-large model, hand-wound mechanical movement, rose gold, steel, leather
£8,700.00
In 1904, Brazilian aviator Alberto 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 Cartier Santos-Dumont timepiece produced in a 46.6mm x 33. mm case, crafted from stainless steel featuring a silver satin-finish dial with a sunray-effect, roman numerals, an 18ct rose gold bezel, gold-tone steel sword-shaped hands and a beaded steel crown set with a synthetic blue cabochon spinel. Powered by a mechanical movement with manual winding, this model is presented on a black alligator-skin strap with a steel ardillon buckle. Water resistant up to 30m/100feet.
Model: W2SA0017.
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 Cartier Santos-Dumont timepiece produced in a 46.6mm x 33. mm case, crafted from stainless steel featuring a silver satin-finish dial with a sunray-effect, roman numerals, an 18ct rose gold bezel, gold-tone steel sword-shaped hands and a beaded steel crown set with a synthetic blue cabochon spinel. Powered by a mechanical movement with manual winding, this model is presented on a black alligator-skin strap with a steel ardillon buckle. Water resistant up to 30m/100feet.
Model: W2SA0017.