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Cartier, Jaeger, and the original 1904 Santos
Thanks, dje.
In the following Cartier history it is suggested that Jaeger gets credit for the original 1904 Santos.
Cartier Monde Company History: www.fundinguniverse.com
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I do not know how accurate that is. Can we trust a site that list the Cartier London office address as "Nightsbridge"? 
On the other hand they do give a seemingly authoritative source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 29. St. James Press, 1999.
More on the pocket watch pictured in the masthead
The watch pictured in the masthead has been made in 2 examples, originally for Cartier, hence the movement signed 'european watch co' as were all the Jaeger movements found in the Cartier watches (actually Jaeger produced all the Cartier watches at that t...
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Clavi: The watch pictured in the masthead has been made in 2 examples, originally for Cartier, hence the movement signed 'european watch co' as were all the Jaeger movements found in the Cartier watches (actually Jaeger produced all the Cartier watches at...
In "Le Temps de Cartier" book...
Hi, At page 46 in "Le Temps de Cartier" book, it is written that The Santos was bearing the Jaeger name right from the beginning, mentioning the first watch sold in 1911. Nothing is said about the movement of the original prototype (dated 1904). If Clavi ...
