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Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton (Titanium), reference W2020052

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Santos-Dumont Skeleton (Titanium)

Ref. W2020052

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Case31.4 x 43.5mm ADLC coated titanium
DialSkeleton
MovementManual winding 9619 MC
StrapAlligator
LimitedLimited edition

The Santos-Dumont is the flatter, quieter Santos, and in black coated titanium with a skeletonised calibre it becomes the lightest and the darkest way to wear the shape. Roman numerals form the bridges, so the dial and the movement are one part.

This Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton wears a 31.4 x 43.5mm ADLC coated titanium case with a skeleton dial. Manual winding 9619 MC inside.

Fun fact: Titanium is around 40 percent lighter than steel and does not react with skin, but it work hardens as it is machined, so Cartier cuts these cases slowly and replaces tools far more often than it does for gold.

The collection

Santos de Cartier

Square, screwed and made for daily wear, from a design traced to 1904

Cartier made the first Santos in 1904 for the flight pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. As Cartier tells it, he wanted the time readable without taking his hands off his airship. The brief gave a squared case with rounded flanks and a flat bezel carrying exposed screws; in 1978 Cartier added the integrated bracelet whose links carry the same screws. The current Santos de Cartier adds QuickSwitch, a tool free strap release, and SmartLink sizing on the metal bracelet.

Sizes in the family

Three sizes, 27 to 40 mm wide, 35 to 47.5 long

Who it suits

For the buyer who wants one Cartier that handles a suit and a weekend without changing character.

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