Santos 100 41.3 Carbon

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 WSSA0006 has a stainless steel, ADLC-coated case of 51.1*41.3mm. It is fitted with an alligator strap. Motivation comes from caliber Cartier's in-house caliber 1847, which is a notable difference compared to the 'regular' Santos 100 models.