Cartier Santos de Cartier Galbée Two-Tone Rolex original examples are getting hard

original examples are getting hard to come by

It features matte black tritium dial with applied indices and a matching ‘pencil’ handset

This example features a matte blue dial — rarer

is housed in a 42mm brushed stainless steel case with an oversized

it features a 41mm stainless steel twisted-lug case

Cartier Santos de Cartier Galbée Two-Tone Rolex original examples are getting hardFew watches can claim to have changed the course of wristwatch history. The Cartier Santos is one of them. Created in 1904 for Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, the Santos is widely regarded as one of the first purpose built men's wristwatches. At a time when pocket watches still dominated, Louis Cartier designed a watch that could be consulted mid flight without removing one's hands from the controls. More than a century later, the Santos