Cartier — Santos Octagon

Santos

Produced 1979–1992. Cartier Santos (reference 0906), a 25 mm yellow gold watch produced 1979–1992.

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Cartier Santos 0906

Reference0906

BrandCartier

FamilySantos Octagon

Produced1979–1992

StatusDiscontinued

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Cartier — 10 min readCartier Santos: The Wristwatch Learns to FlyA connected history of the Cartier Santos, from Louis Cartier's 1904 watch for Alberto Santos-Dumont to the steel-and-gold 1978 breakthrough, the curved Galbee era, the oversized Santos 100, the modern Santos de Cartier, and the parallel Santos-Dumont revival.

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