Do you like the new monochromatic Cartier Santos Dual Time?

Based on this picture I do not. The problem is legibility. Maybe it is my eyesight, but it took me a couple of seconds to see what time it is showing. I like Santos, but more legible. Maybe when I see it on the wrist I will change my mind.

No.

I like its styling and the santos almost always looks cool. BUT: The movement is supposedly based on a Sellita SW330 which costs somewhere around 400$. At a retail price close to 10.000$ I would definitely not buy this one… 😅

Yes. Yes I do.

No. Boring colour. Hate Roman numerals. Circular small seconds looks weird on a square watch

Change the dial colors then yes

Personally I rather like the design and it’s dual time function. It’s a large square watch and that’s where I have an issue. As such it does lack the finesse of the medium sized Santos de Cartier. Overall I’ll withhold final judgement until I can try it on.

They won’t announce what the movement is inside that watch it’s probably not theirs.

I like it but not enough to buy it. I'd prefer it be an in-house movement. I believe it's a little larger than the current large. Would need to see it on the wrist first. The color works for me.

It's definitely "outsourced", or so I heard.

Normally I don't go for square watches but this is nice

Too silver colored for me. Just my opinion

It somehow reminds me of the clock from the SOAD Mezmerize cover so… yes

The circular sub dial kind of throws me off a little. I’m no photoshopist, but I reckon if it was also square it might look a little more cohesive.

Still, fair play to them for trying something different.

Can someone explain to me why they use IIII instead of IV for the 4?

It is a convention in clockmaking going back centuries.

I've heard several explanations. One is that initially, Roman numeral 4 was IIII and not IV. Then, I heard that it was easier for the watchmakers to manufacture IIII than IV. But the best explanations is symmetry, as explained here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-XpzG77eksc. It makes most sense to me.

I want to love it, but no. This is the least interesting dial I've seen from Cartier in a long while. And the second time-zone is represented in a small 12-hour sub-dial doesn't make it all that functional, does it? At a glance, you still have to do the mental math to know the actual time you're tracking. If you're going to do that, why not go further with a small day-night window as well? SMH.

The silver dial is stunning, but for me, I like a more simple dial for the Santos. Just my personal taste. 😉