Cartier

This is one of the good news that Cartier is offering this year (yes there are others like the comeback of Pasha for example!): The restyled Santos-Dumont is now available in a handwind version after the presentation of the last year's high autonomy quart...  

I think this model is a winner, be it the XL or the Large model. And I am very glad that Cartier released the model now with a mechanical caliber. It is all a matter of taste of course, but in this case, the XL is my favorite, in all steel. GEO

This is a great timepiece for someone just starting out on fine watchmaking! Thanks for sharing! Handsome looking watch. I'd wear one!

Love the case and proportions, struggling with the missed opportunity of offering a guilloche dial, ruins it for me.

i like the L size but not quite the quartz movement. haven't been able to try on the XL yet.

I bought both sizes of this watch in quartz earlier this year. They are gifts for my brother-in-law and his partner (he is a Brazilian working in aviation, hence the connection to the Santos-Dumont). I chose quartz because they are newcomers to watches, a... 

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Great Review. I have finally pulled the trigger on the XL manual wind. I have been trying to find out the lug width of this as I would love to experiment with straps. If any one could help me with this I would be grateful. Thank you SBS