Since then, the Santos-Dumont watch has been a popular staple of Cartier’s men’s collection. Last year, the company introduced a version in a white-gold case with a skeletonized movement, Cartier’s manufacture Caliber 9614 MC, which had several of the bridges cleverly formed so they read as Roman numerals, replacing a conventional dial. At this year’s SIHH in Geneva, Cartier introduced the watch in a rose-gold case. The blue sword-shaped hands and blue faceted sapphire in the winding crown add a touch of bright color, and the brown alligator leather strap completes the package. The price: $47,600.
Technical characteristics:
Movement: Cartier manufacture Caliber 9614 MC, manual-winding; diameter = 28 mm x 28 mm; thickness = 3.97 mm; frequency = 28,800 vph; 20 jewels, 138 total parts; 72-hour power reserve; individually numbered
Functions: Hours and minutes
Case: 18k rose gold; diameter = 38.75 mm x 47.4 mm; heptagonal crown; sapphire crystal in front and caseback; water-resistant to 30 meters; comes on brown alligator-skin strap with rose-gold, adjustable double-folding clasp
Dial and hands: Roman numerals formed by bridges replaces dial; sword-shaped blued-steel hands
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