Cartier Santos Galbee XL 2823

This watch is in excellent condition, the gold bezel has no dings or dents, anything seen in the images are just reflections.

Watch comes with its original red Cartier box, red folder with user manual and original guarantee booklet which is stamped and dated by Cartier boutique Sloane Street London.

The Cartier Santos is, in many ways, the first modern wristwatch. Created for the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont after he complained about the difficulties of handling a pocket watch in flight, the Cartier Santos quickly became an icon of the times. The overall design of a rectangular watch with rounded edges and a dial featuring thin, elongated Roman numerals has survived through to modern times, proving its ubiquity and timelessness.

The Santos was refreshed in the 1980s as a thoroughly modern Cartier. Instead of the original slim dress watch, it was reimagined as an everyday wearer, offered in steel and on a bracelet.

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Described by King Edward VII as 'the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers', Cartier is synonymous with perhaps more iconic designs than any other manufacturer. Sitting at the intersection between fine watchmaking and art, Cartier combines decades of heritage with an ability to create original and attractive watch designs.

From its birth in the 19th Century up to today, Cartier has earned a well-deserved reputation for being a manufacture that has successfully transformed the humble wristwatch from a soldier's tool into a true object of desire.