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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33247 in Watches
• Brand: Cartier
• Model: W200737G
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: deployment-buckle
• Dial color: Silvered opaline white
• Dial window material: scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: Automatic
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Automatic
• Case diameter 38 millimeters
• Stainless-steel band with deployment clasp
• Luminous sword hands; studded stainless steel bezel; sapphire crystal dial window
• Water resistant depth 330 feet

Amazon.com Product Description 
As sturdy as Fort Knox, the striking Santos 100 makes a strong fashion statement. This extra large watch from Cartier features stainless steel construction, including a 38-millimeter case, bezel, bracelet with screws, and an octagonal crown with a faceted spinel. The silvered opaline square dial has Roman-numeral hour markers, a date window, luminescent sword-shaped black oxidized steel hands, and a scratch-resistant sapphire dial window. Powered by mechanical movement with automatic winding, this stunning timepiece is also water resistant to 330 feet.

The Cartier Story 

By the early 20th century, Cartier had expanded its collection to include watches. At a time when pocket watches were still considered de rigueur for the distinguished gentleman, Cartier helped popularize the wristwatch, making it a bold fashion statement for men and women as well as a status symbol among the well-to-do. Louis Cartier is credited with creating the first men's wristwatch, the Santos, in 1904. He developed and named the watch for his client and friend, the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who needed a device that would allow him to read the time without taking his hands off the controls of his airplane.

Other classic designs followed, including Cartier's signature timepiece--the Tank--which debuted in 1917 during the First World War and was inspired by the tough new war machine the Americans introduced to the fighting in Europe. Cartier's first water-resistant watch was named after the Pasha of Marrakesh, who requested that Cartier create watch that he could wear while in his swimming pool and not lose track of time.

And while it is known more for its luxurious design, Cartier is also credited with creating the highly functional deployment folding clasp in 1910, which is now used by watchmakers around the globe.

Modern Cartier watchmakers still base their watch designs on the early fundamentals developed by Louis Cartier. Treasured by collectors, Cartier watches are distinguished by their impressive variety of shapes (round, square, oval, Tank, Tortue and Tonneau), by their exceptional materials and workmanship, and by their recognizable Cartier aesthetic, an elegant blend of classic and modern design.