Santos 100 41.3 Stainless Steel / Silver

Cartier version of ETA 2892-A2. Available with or without date; this listing is for the version without date.

The Santos is one of the most historically significant wristwatches ever produced. Designed by Louis Cartier in 1904 for his friend Alberto Santos-Dumont — the Brazilian aviator who needed to check the time while flying without releasing his aircraft's controls — it was among the first purpose-built wristwatches for men, at a time when wristwatches were considered exclusively feminine accessories. The exposed screws on the bezel, originally a functional necessity of the case construction, became one of the most recognisable design signatures in watchmaking. The modern Santos retains these screws, the square case with rounded corners, and the Roman numeral dial that have defined the model for over a century.

The Cartier Santos 100 is a decisively masculine take on the classic Santos, with the screwed bezel being one of the signature design elements. Reference W20073X8 has a stainless steel case of 51.1*41.3mm. It is fitted with an alligator strap. Motivation comes from caliber 049 in no-date version, which is based on ETA's 2892-A2.