Santos-Dumont (Middle East Edition)

Name: Cartier Santos-Dumont (Middle East Edition)
Brand: Cartier
SKU: WGSA0060
Availability: PreOrder

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CasePrecious metal

DialBrand signature

MovementAutomatic

The Santos-Dumont keeps the 1904 original’s proportions, the watch Louis Cartier made so his friend Alberto could read time while flying, arguably the first men’s wristwatch. Slim, screwed bezel, unchanged elegance.

Cartier's Santos-Dumont (Middle East Edition) in precious metal.

Fun fact: This Santos-Dumont is a Middle East exclusive, a nod to the region where the Santos story began commercially; Alberto Santos-Dumont wore the original to fly over Paris in 1904.

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.

exposed screws on the bezel
squared case with rounded flanks
screw down crown, synthetic spinel
Roman numerals, sword shaped hands

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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