210 - CARTIER

CARTIER “Santos” wristwatch in 18K yellow gold (750/1000) Case in 18K yellow gold (750/1000) Square dial with a white background, Roman numerals for the hours, railway-track minute markers, date window at 6 o’clock, signed; lance-shaped hands Screw-down case back in 18K yellow gold (750/1000), signed and numbered “8879010388” Quartz movement Flexible 18K yellow gold (750/1000) bracelet, signed folding clasp Gross weight: 125.3 g. Dial dimensions: 18 x 18 mm. Wrist circumference: 18 cm. (Shows normal scratches and wear; not functioning; servicing is recommended) Comes with its international warranty certificate and the 1988 invoice from Cartier. The condition report is available upon request at the following email address: contact@neo-encheres.com Note: The history of the Santos began in 1904, when Louis Cartier designed a wristwatch for his friend, the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, that could be read while in flight—at a time when pocket watches were still the norm. Launched in 1911, the model was among the very first wristwatches offered to customers, preceding the Tortue (1912) and the famous Tank (1917) by a few years. The movements for the brand’s first wristwatches were supplied by Edmond Jaeger, who would later become a partner at the Jaeger-LeCoultre manufacture. On October 20, 1978, at the initiative of Alain-Dominique Perrin, Cartier relaunched the Santos at the Musée de l’Air in Le Bourget in a new form: a square case and an integrated bracelet whose visible screws became the model’s signature feature, initially crafted in steel and gold. The Santos thus became part of the great decade of integrated bracelet watches, alongside the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (1972) and the Patek Philippe Nautilus (1976), both designed by Gérald Genta, to whom Cartier also owes the Pasha (1985). The model was redesigned in 1987 under the name Santos Galbée, then reinterpreted in 2018. This watch, crafted entirely in yellow gold and accompanied by its 1988 Cartier certificate of authenticity, exemplifies this modern version of the Santos, which was produced in the 1980s using the most precious metals.