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A a few more weeks and this new Santos Dumont will be available from the BTQ’s and AD’s. I really like this model and especially the historical details of the watch, like the bigger crown and stretched numerals. This is the bigger version of the two sizes

Here are the backs of my Santos Dumont and the one of my Tortue XL both from the CPCP series. But most models have the engravings like my Tortue. GEO

on the bezel, except the 2004 TV shapes models. The new Santos Dumont in steel that was just introduced is a perfect homage to the 1916 model. Here is a pic of the new model in two sizes and a picture of models from the 1997-2005 period. GEO

Thanks to the team of the Cartier boutique of Paris Opéra, I could attend the event dedicated to the new Santos collection which took place in another Cartier boutique of Paris: the one located on the Champs-Elysées. Actually, I was very happy to be invit

Yesterday was my third ever visit to the SIHH and arguably my shortest at three and a half hours but I did manage to have a quick lunch with Alkiro and Watchonthewrist before heading off to my Cartier appointment. What I had not realised was that Nathalie

A few days ago I set my sights on an interesting shaped Cartier watch from a website of a local shop. My research led me to the wonderful world of the CPCP collection written by fellow Purist GEO. That particular watch was a bit too delicate although inte

I love the Santos Dumont from the 80s and 90s even though they were so small but to me , that is where their beauty lies. I had a similar one as in the photo below and wish I had kept it. As for this lovely tortue, the watch gives my partner a feel good f

The Cartier Paris 1921 Santos with black enamel décor. What a breathtaking iteration of the classic yellow gold Santos Dumont. Classy and sinister at the same time. Cartier never publicized this model until the 2017 Cartier in Motion exhibition in London.

Last week I was at the opening of Cartier's newest exposition 'Cartier in Motion '. It has been a while since the 'Time Art' exposition, that we had a chnace to see Cartier's private collections. 'Cartier in Motion ' unravels the unique story of Cartier’s