Craving Cartier
I’m craving an automatic, large, Santos de Cartier as a daily. However Cartier is new to me. I love the square, Roman-ish numerals (the 4 is wild), the steel bracelet, the kinda easy to read white face although off white crème would be better. So very upscale to my simple life.
But I only know of the Santos, Dumont, and Tank generically. Are there other Cartier’s I should check or even old stock/vintage?
I also hear the lume is either absent or sucks and I’m addicted to my Marathons with tritium. Or should I just buy a Pelagos or Seamaster 300 and be blah?
Any advice? Snarky or insensitive is welcome as I deserve it after lying to my girlfriend about my last watch purchase.
After escaping kidnapping by cannibals in Mexico in Spring Break 1989 I realized it’s important for any person to have a watch on their person in a stylish manner. I would’ve been so disappointed to h...
So the Pelagos or Seamaster are completely different watches. If you lean tool watches, Cartier is likely not for you. That said, the Santos the is best gateway to ease you into Cartier watches. From there it get funkier. No one here will tell you the Santos is not a freaking great watch. Looks, etc.
The next step would be Tank. Then I would say - of the current collection - Ronde (which you may love - so check them out). Then Ballon. Then if you really want to get funky…the Pasha (which I love, but it’s an acquired taste)
Love my Santos too
And Tank
Clearly I’m a fanboy
I own a Santos. The lume does suck. That's not why you buy a Cartier and I don't wear it to bed so it's unimportant for me. Check out the Cartier Drive (discontinued). Gorgeous and on the dressier side but can be worn in smart-casual situations. Round-ish and square-ish at the same time.
Actually like the chunky modern framing of the Roman numerals on this Cartier
This is one of my favorite watches.... Cartier Ronde solo
Get yourself a Santos Galbee from about 25 years ago. It's a far more elegant, beautiful & sophisticated watch albeit less desirable in today's bigger watch market.
Buy this & mark it down as the first day in being clean from your unhealthy lume habit. 😜
Santos is a great watch. I love mine and know it’s one that will stay with me long term. I went for the medium as it’s true-er to the original from the modern selection. I don’t think the date adds anything, more just interrupts the simplicity and artistry of it for me.
The bracelet and leather are both equally comfortable and high quality.
IIII for four isn’t as wild as it appears….
https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/
The loom is not so bad
No lume. An elegant sports watch. Construction is great. My favorite watch most days
Even though it appears to be on the dressier side of the sports watch category, don’t forget the Santos is the OG tool watch from the early 20th century. Still love my santos carrée from way back when.
This is when it came back from a servicing a few years ago.
I kinda like the divan