Cartier Santos Dumont Small GAS Line purpose-built

purpose-built

2009 saw the debut of the Turbine

a signed case back

" The subtle accents of red in the registers and an internal tachymeter bezel--reminiscent of the Heuer Carrera--make the "Big Eye" as handsome as it is rare

This special example just happens to be a collector-grade time capsule

Cartier Santos Dumont Small GAS Line purpose-builtThe Tank isnt the only prominent wristwatch from luxury powerhouse Cartier. Predating the Tank Louis by nearly two decades, the original Santos model was designed in 1904, and has seen any number of iterations in the past century including a brilliant revival in recent years. Available in quartz, hand wound and automatic varieties in different metals and configurations, its an important historical model and one of the maisons finest creations. This