
Santos de Cartier
Louis Cartier imagined the Santos de Cartier watch for his friend, the aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, so that he could tell the time while flying. It is the first modern watch specifically designed to be worn on the wrist.
The Santos de Cartier collection

A design icon
A square case with rounded corners and visible screws: the design of the Santos de Cartier watch cultivated codes that became an aesthetic signature of the Maison's watchmaking.

A design icon
A square case with rounded corners and visible screws: the design of the Santos de Cartier watch cultivated codes that became an aesthetic signature of the Maison's watchmaking.

A design icon
A square case with rounded corners and visible screws: the design of the Santos de Cartier watch cultivated codes that became an aesthetic signature of the Maison's watchmaking.
Santos de Cartier variations
The emblematic design of the Santos watch is the subject of a new small size, faithful to the aesthetics of today's great classic.




Elegance and practicality
The Santos de Cartier watch is a synthesis of the two. A question of comfort, wearability and ergonomics; all studied and examined to the millimetre to ensure a perfect fit on the wrist.
The Santos de Cartier collection
Santos-Dumont watch
Santos de Cartier watch
Santos de Cartier watch
Santos de Cartier watch
Santos-Dumont watch
Santos de Cartier watch
A quest for performance and innovation
The Santos de Cartier watch is equipped with the automatic calibre 1847 MC, whose design defies the quest for performance and innovation, offering water resistance up to 10 bar (~100 metres), chronometric precision that meets the highest quality standards, and protection against the effects of everyday magnetism up to 1500 Gauss.
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