Cartier Santos 100 Watch Revisited A Classic Luxury Of Modern Proportions

"replica cartier Santos" has a nice sound to it. After writing that sentence, I realized it was a pun, but it is true; this watch both has a catchy name and a 100eet chime. 100iss watch maker Cartier unveiled the Santos 100 watch back in 2012, almost exactly two years ago at the time of writing this article. A year before that, in 2011, Cartier shared a not-for-publication video with me showing off their upcoming superwatch, a timepiece that would finally give the storied 100iss name a fitting modern token to Mr. Droz's prolific legacy. One that, in my opinion, had not until then been done justice, given what replica cartier Roadster himself was known for among the select group of historians outside of the watch industry familiar with his work.

Priced like a decent suburban home in many parts of America, the http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-bentley-disocunt-uk.html exists in rare limited editions of just eight pieces per series. In order to maximize the massive investment involved in engineering this and watches like it, Cartier gets around their own production limitations by producing different versions of the Cartier Santos 100 - a practice common in the watch industry where the need to recoup development investments is frequently weighted against the value of product exclusivity (a hallmark of luxury product valuation).

What we see here are two "new" versions of the Cartier Santos 100 watch. One, in an all 18k red gold case (ref. J031033202) with a fully engraved dial, as well as case; and another, in 18k white gold with a semi-skeletonized dial (ref. J031034203). Each is remarkably mesmerizing in its own way. These are products that even lowly Cartier company employees are proud of, because "their company was able to produce it." Luxury watches like the Cartier Santos 100 are as marvelous to behold as they are deficient in practicality. The world may go on as people struggle and nations war, but somewhere in a peaceful place in 100itzerland, a comfortable team in clean white watchmaker's gowns are focused on making a small machines with hand-engraved (and in most instances painted) small Santos that bob around as the mechanical movement chimes out the current time with a ballet of hammers and gongs.

In 2013, aBlogtoWatch shared our first hands-on look at the Cartier Santos 100 watch here. Of course, we couldn't simply share the "basic" model, with the hand-painted enamel dial, we needed to exhibit a much more decadent model decorated with diamonds with a completely hand-engraved dial. Echos of that style exist in the 18k red gold version of the Cartier Santos 100 that you see here, but without the diamonds, and with the more traditional black onyx dial Cartier is often known for. In my opinion, the delicate nature of the engravings present the details of the scene better in red gold versus white gold.

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