The New Cartier Santos: The First Men’s Wristwatch Gets a Modern Makeover
It was in 1904, when pocketwatches were still in style for gentlemen, that pioneering aviator and bon vivant Alberto Santos-Dumont approached his friend, Louis Cartier, about fashioning for him a timepiece that he could wear, and check the time, while keeping both hands on the controls of his aircraft. The watch that Cartier made for...
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Jan 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo