Editor’s Pick: The Cartier Replica Santos-Dumont Skeleton Watches UK

June 11, 2015

Made in France, and for the past 26 years, trying to find acceptance in the Anglophone world. I am of course talking about myself, but to some degree, the same applies to replica Cartier watches. The French Maison is one of the most sought after in its home market, but the demand for its timepieces hasn’t quite translated overseas.

Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton

Hopefully, that will soon change, as the watch brand sets up shop on the Ground Floor of Harrods for the coming month to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the its first wristwatch, the Santos, with an exhibit dedicated to men.

At its core the Santos-Dumont is a pilot’s fake Cartier watches uk. Louis Cartier created the first of its kind back in 1904 as a gift to his friend Alberto Santos-Dumont, a renowned Brazilian aviator. Although it’s a favorite amongst a small group of Cartier aficionados, the timepiece has somewhat been eclipsed by the popularity of the Tank.

Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton

But it’s making a comeback! We owe the redirection of the Santos line to the brilliant genius of Cartier’s Carole Forestier-Kasapi. The Maison’s watchmaker introduced the Santos-Dumont Skeleton during SIHH in 2011, and three years later she was still wearing her creation proudly when we met up with her earlier this month at the the Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria.

My first thought when I strapped on the Skeleton was that it looked resolutely modern. Then again, you’d expect that from a Replica Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton watches missing its dial. Crafted from titanium and satin-brushed, it is now coated with ADLC black coating. The concept isn’t new, but it hadn’t really made its way outside of the sports watch category before.

Inside, it houses an impressive manufacture-made mechanical movement with manual winding caliber 9612 MC, which despite its small size – it measures only 3.97mm, boasts a whopping 72 hours of power reserve.

Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton

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However, my favorite aspect of the watch, and I never thought I would say this, is its Roman numerals. I’ve admittedly never been of fan of them. On the flip side, nothing makes me tick more than a watch that marries form and function, and the numeral/bridge sketeleton dial is one of the most sublime examples of it.

The Santos-Dumont was always an elegant replica Cartier watches. It still is. But now it’s also a cool watch. The watch is priced at $50,000.00