The best feature of the bracelet is a “SmartLink” system. In addition to the steel bracelet shown here, the watch also comes with a soft black rubber strap, both with a steel folding (deployant) buckle. The 1847 MC is also the same movement found in many of Cartier’s popular watches such as the Clé de Cartier (40mm, 41mm, 35mm, and Clé de Cartier 35mm Flying Tourbillon), Ronde de Croisière de Cartier and the Cartier Ballon Bleu 42 Automatic. This 23-jewel Manufacture caliber features automatic winding, measures 25.6 mm across, has a frequency of 28,800 (4Hz), and comes with a 42-hour power reserve. This watch is powered by the in-house 1847 MC self-winding movement. The outer dial has a smooth finish with luminous materials used on the sword-shaped hands, white printed roman numerals, and small index-style markers at each of the five-minute intervals. A date window is located at the 6 o’clock position and uses a black background with white numbers for the day of the month. Possibly the most looked-at feature on this watch, the dial, is a satin-brushed dark grey and has a railroad style-seconds and minutes track design located on the perimeter of the dark grey, brushed inner dial. Each link has a visible screw on either side of the link. The curve of the lugs at the top and bottom of the case integrates almost seamlessly with the shape of the links at either extreme of the brushed linked bracelet. The case offers 100m/330ft/10 bar of water resistance which is just enough for some light poolside swimming. The fixed black bezel also has a brushed finish and polished beveled edge to match the rest of the case. The rounded square case has a brushed finish and features a polished beveled edge that extends and blends into the curve of the crown guards protecting the geometric crown that is crowned with a black lab-created spinel gemstone. The case is made of brushed stainless steel and has a black ADLC coated bezel secured to the case with 8 screws. This size is about 5mm larger than the Santos du Cartier Medium models. This one measures 39.80mm and has a case thickness of 9.38mm and for a square watch, it has some great wrist presence. Judging by the nomenclature of this series, you can expect this watch to feature a larger case. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Cartier Santos De Cartier Large Review Today we will look at a new Santos model, a large model called the Santos de Cartier Large. The century and more that had passed since its introduction allowed the Santos to evolve and become one of Cartier’s most popular collections and is now a collection that has grown by leaps and bounds with many sub-series within it such as the now-discontinued Santos Dumont design. The collection took to the streets and made waves in the fashion world. While the wristwatch was around for a short while beforehand, it was Cartier, who had the eyes and ears of the fashion design industry with their high-end jewelry that popularized the wristwatch and made it fashionable. The legendary French watchmaker and jeweler of royalty went straight to it and made his historical claim to the first men’s wristwatch. Let’s get a close look at a modern-day Cartier Santos wristwatch.īy now, any watch connoisseur would have heard the story of how in 1911, Alberto Santos Dumont, the Pilot friend of Cartier asked him to create a watch design that he can easily check on his wrist while flying his plane. The Cartier Santos is the iconic collection that started it all.