TIME ZONE
By Celine Simon
Santos CARTIER’S ICONIC SANTOS WATCH
COLLECTION INCLUDES THREE CREATIVE VARIATIONS THAT CARRY ON THE LEGACY OF THE ORIGINAL WATCH MADE FOR PIONEERING AVIATOR ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT IN 1904.
SANTOS DE CARTIER SKELETON
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The first is the Santos de Cartier Skeleton with a 39.8 mm wide stainless steel case, sapphire crystals on both sides, and a steel bracelet with a SmartLink adjustment system. An additional alligator skin strap is provided. The open- worked dial is home to blued- steel sword-shaped hands that point to skeletonized bridges forming Roman numerals while the seven-sided crown is set with a faceted sapphire. Inside the 100-meter water-resistant case is the Caliber 9611 MC automatic movement. The remaining pair are stainless steel Santos de Cartier models, which retain the signature style of the original aviator watch. The Santos de Cartier medium model features a 35.1 mm case, furnished with a graduated blue dial. Conversely, the Santos de Cartier large
model includes a 39.8 mm steel case, fitted with a graduated green dial. Both versions benefit from Cartier’s QuickSwitch interchangeable system, which means the integrated stainless steel bracelet can be easily swapped out with the leather strap that accompanies each watch (a blue strap for the blue dial medium model and a green strap for the green dial large model). What’s more, both watches run on the in- house Caliber 1847 automatic movement and include seven- sided crowns each set with a synthetic faceted blue spinel.
SANTOS DE CARTIER
Large green dial Santos, and medium blue dial Santos
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