| Brand | Cartier |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Reference | 887901 |
| Year of production (circa) | 2000 |
| Material | 18k Yellow gold |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Dial color | Champagne |
| Movement | Quartz |
| Diameter | 29 x 29 mm |
| Bracelet/strap: | Gold |
| Set Content | Cartier service papers 2022 |
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Cartier Santos Galbee Ref. 887901 18K
King Edward VII of Great Britain referred to Cartier as “the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers” As for his coronation in the year 1902, King Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras.
Many people know Cartier as said jewellery company, this is doing the brand a great and utter disservice. Cartier has been so prominent in the watch industry for over a hundred years. Most people think about the Cartier Tank when asked about a Cartier watch. Logically, this is the most popular watch in their catalogue. However, there is a Cartier watch with arguably more historical significance, meet the Cartier Santos!
As the story goes, in 1904, Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier about the issues he encounters when using a pocket watch while flying. Louis Cartier thought about this complaint and the first Santos was born! With this birth, history was written, as it’s widely considered to be the first purpose-built wristwatch and certainly, the first pilot’s watch!
This specific Santos originates from the turn of the millennia (2000), meaning that 96 years of constant development and re-imaginations eventually led up to this example. Completely executed in a 29mm 18k yellow gold and features a convenient quartz movement, date complication, and of course the iconic black roman numerals combined with the blue hands.
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Brand
Cartier
Movement
Quartz
Model
Santos Galbee
Diameter
29 x 29 mm
Reference
887901
Bracelet/strap:
Gold
Year of production (circa)
2000
Set Content
Cartier service papers 2022
Material
18k Yellow gold
Warranty
2 year (AWCo)
Crystal
Sapphire
Dial color
Champagne
Amsterdam Pocket Watch Company. Or Amsterdam Women’s-only Watch Company. Two alternate realities that could have been, if it weren’t for Louis Cartier. Many of our brands can lay claim on important horological innovations, but Cartier is the one that started the wristwatch game for men with the Santos.
The Brazilian dandy Alberto Santos Dumont inquired with his friend Louis Cartier about a better solution for telling time while flying. His pocket watch was rather cumbersome in flight. Louis Cartier designed a flat, square watch for him in 1904: the Cartier Santos.
While, for a long time, watches were used for navigation, this was not yet the case for dear old Santos. His flight, the first to ever be caught on film, lasted for only 21 seconds. Not a lot of navigation required there! He was wearing the world’s first men’s wristwatch though.
The Santos went into large-scale production in 1911, fitted with a Jaeger caliber inside. The cases came in platinum or gold and the Santos came on the very first ever folding clasp, fitted to brown or black leather straps.
The 1970’s Quartz crisis and Audemars Piguet’s brilliant answer in the Royal Oak, triggered Cartier to morph the Santos into a modern sports watch. A steel version on an integrated steel bracelet was introduced in 1978, the Santos de Cartier. A more rounded, quartz powered Santos Galbée was launched in 1987. Multiple variations on the theme were launched since. If it is the classical look you are after, the Santos Dumont remains most faithful to the very first Santos from 1904.
While the Santos debuted as the tool-watch for men. It has aged into a classical, more dressy watch for men and women alike. As we are slowly but surely moving away from gender-specific watches, the Santos is a prime example of a watch for everyone. A design classic with a story that will surely captivate your audience, next time you have drinks with friends.
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