Passions Watch Exchange

About This Watch

Pre-owned. Comes with Passions boxes only and nothing else.

This is a one owner's watch purchased new in around 2012+/- but the accessories were misplaced over time, hence only the watch is for sale now. This Santos 100 has only seen light use and it is free from any major wear & tear which required only a light polished on the bezel+buckle section to restore the shine. Otherwise, the watch is overall in splendid condition and free from any visible dings. We didn't even have to touch up the brushed mid-case which shows how good the condition was. The original black alligator strap is in very good condition and will continue to serve you well. The sapphire glass & blue spinel on the crown are in perfect condition with no chips or scratches. It is one of the most popular Cartier watch of the 21st century.

A good bargain for a Santos 100 in pristine condition.

The Cartier Santos Dumont collection is named after the father of aviation, a Brazilian Alberto S. Dumont who lived in France from 1891 to 1928. Alberto was an aviator pioneer having designed and made several airships and planes that he personally flew which achieved world records to great fame. However, it was difficult for him to read time from pocket watches while piloting so a request was made to his friend, Louis Cartier (Founder of Cartier) for a watch to be worn on the wrist and the Santos watch was born in 1904. It would accompany Alberto throughout his flights and Cartier enjoyed great publicity as a result. This Cartier Santos 100 was launched in 2004 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Santos watch and has remained as one of the most popular model in the Cartier watch collection.

The Santos watch was the first commercially available wristwatch and has since been named after the famous Brazilian aviator.

This is a current model, launched in 20014 on the 100th anniversary of the Santos. Hence the Santos 100 name and official information of this model can be found by clicking here.