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1904
Widely considered the first modern men's wristwatch, created for aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont and defined by its exposed screws.
- Category
- Aviator dress watch
- Designers
- Louis Cartier
- Case materials
- Steel, 18k yellow and rose gold, two-tone
- Sizes
- 35.1mm, 39.8mm
- Dial
- Silvered dial with Roman numerals and railway track
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- QuickSwitch/SmartLink interchangeable metal bracelet or leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 1847 MC
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Complications
- Date
- Key references
- WSSA0018, WSSA0037
- Price band
- $7,500–$15,000
The house
Cartier
The 'jeweler of kings' whose square and geometric case designs, born from early 20th-century Parisian jewelry ateliers, defined modern watch design.
- Founded
- 1847
- Founder
- Louis-François Cartier
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland (Richemont)
- Signature materials
- 18k gold, platinum, steel, synthetic spinel and sapphire cabochons
- Signature movements
- In-house calibres 1904 MC, 9611 MC, 9455 MC skeleton movements
- Notable designers
- Louis Cartier, Jeanne Toussaint
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