CartierSantos is one of the popular collections within the Cartier brand. It has been in existence for more than 100 years. The Cartier Santos first came to in 1904 when Louis Cartier made a watch for his friend—Alberto Santos-Dumont.
SantosDumont. In 1904, the first modern wristwatch was designed by Louis Cartier for his friend, the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. Featuring a geometric shape and exposed screws, the watch quickly became one of the Maison's watchmaking icons.
Beneaththe sealed caseback with Santos-Dumont’s signature is the calibre 430 MC, a Cartier-branded version of Piaget’s ultra-thin, manual-winding 430P calibre for the hours and minutes. With a height of just 2.15mm, the movement runs at a frequency of 21,600vph/3Hz and has a relatively short power reserve of 38 hours.
Basically the Santos Dumont is a sort of visual missing link between the Tank and the Santos de Cartier. When it comes to less classic variants, both have skeleton dial versions. Additionally, the Santos TWrs.