During my years of reviewing the Cartier Replica Watches, I chose mostly round watches. In fact, most people who buy watches have a round case. I say this because the Cartier Santos 100 watch was a bit left field for me. Despite this, I’m very happy that I made this decision because once you really wear it, this watch will be very attractive.
Some of the most representative watches have non-circular watches, but these watches are indeed very rare. How many genuine “signature” square or rectangular watches are even outside? Indeed, there are few such people, and for whatever reason, most of them are Cartier (except Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso and Bell & Ross BR01). Cartier’s tank series watches have many rectangular cases, but its only square watch is the Santos family, including the Santos dumont and Cartier Santos 100 watches, such as the one I commented today.
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One of the reasons why a square watch cannot be used on the wrist is the inherent contradiction between the organic curve on the wrist of the person and the mathematical angle of the square watch. Put these things together, and you usually get a dissonant result. It is important to consider this because it means that a square or rectangular watch looks good in the picture, but it may not look so good on your wrist. In “Wrist Test”, the performance of round watches is often much better.
However, the above trend is not a rule, and a correct square or rectangular watch can look great. Cartier Santos’s range of products is one of them, and it’s hard to explain why it works on the wrist. Like many well-worn aesthetics, the brain does not always explain well what the eyes perceive. I spent several days looking at Cartier Replica Santos 100 on my wrist and tried to think about why “this square is working but other people can’t?”
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The “huge” size of the Cartier Santos 100 is deceptive because the box (without the crown) is only 38 mm wide. With the crown, the steel shell is 41.3 mm wide, 51.11 meters high and only 10.34 mm thick. This means that the Cartier Santos 100 watch is of various sizes and is bold in appearance, and many watch enthusiasts are looking for it. If you remember, in 2012, we briefly reviewed another model in this series. The coat of the Cartier Santos 100 is the black casing of adlc. True, the only difference is color and coating materials, but this seemingly more traditional piece has a very different visual personality.
Cartier Santos 100 Reference W20073X8 all steel black strap, and this reference W20072X7 uses a brown crocodile leather strap with 18k yellow border. This is my favorite. Borders are easily the most unique element of the Santos 100 series, which you cannot see on Santos-dumont. Cheap Cartier Replica Watches certainly produced other smaller Santos models in the past “in” square borders, a look has been carried out so many brands of jewelry collections and other very popular love bangle-style bracelets seem to screw around … this is actually used screws Fixed on the wrist.
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This “industrial appearance” with exposed screws marks many men’s watches and dates back to Cartier’s first wristwatch designed for men. The story is this: In 1904, Louis Fake Cartier Watches was invited by his friend Alberto Santos-Dumont to make a watch that he could wear while flying an airplane. In 1903, the Wright brothers succeeded in the “first power flight”. As a Brazilian, Santos Dumont also spent a long time in Europe and was one of the few aviation pioneers in the world to try early flying machines. The process of returning at the time was more intimidating and dangerous than today. Needless to say, it always requires two hands, and seeing a pocket watch is really not an option. Therefore, like early diver watches, early aviation watches were necessary because pilots needed both hands to operate the aircraft.
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The square shape of this watch has been enduring, and today its tradition continues to this day. While exposing screws theoretically should be “engineering,” they have become style and decorative elements, and I agree that the overall composition of help looks more masculine and helps to remind you that it is indeed a machine’s wrist, rather than a pure style or identity symbol of.
Back in the case of Cartier Santos 100, when you put it on, you will find how crooked it is. The large lug arches gracefully downwards, forming a shape that allows the box to fit comfortably on the wrist, while also adding some of the necessary degree of curvature, giving the Cartier Santos 100 an “organic” look in harmony with the wrist. . And, even if the box is square, almost everything has rounded corners, from the box itself to the border. There are sharp angles, but they are less thoughtful than curves. In fact, the genius of design is to create a very round square box with most of the real angles on the dial.
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The Cartier Santos 100 Cartier Cartier brushed well (I can add it a little) and there was a beautiful, polished, beveled edge on the side of the suitcase that looked great. The golden borders are polished, and I admire that it is yellow and rose. The most accessible angle you can find on this box is the geometric seven-faced crown, which has a large blue spinel crystal, K. Kabong (Cartier used sapphire in the past, but nowadays spinel is usually preferred because it is easier Industrialization and provide the same appearance). Best Cartier Replica Watches is very good at making some very simple cases, these cases are done through careful visual refinement and carefully selected details. This is the culmination of European high-end watch design because of its subtle nuances and timeless appeal.
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Also pay attention to the simple appearance of the trademark Cartier dial. Fully symmetrical, with only time (no date), the light silver dial is the epitome of Cartier, black Roman numerals and sword-shaped stout hands. This dial works well on Cartier’s tank watch, but in a square case in a square, I think this design looks best. Yes, the dial is simple, but it is also quite clear and elegant. When you really want to celebrate conservatism, you can choose Cartier Santos 100.
Yes, the Cartier Santos 100 watch is essentially a simple timer with only a few gimmicks. Experienced watch enthusiasts may yawn due to lack of technical incentives, but this is not the whole story of the Cartier Santos 100. This is one of the watches that Cartier designed for “everybody” (who can afford it), it made up for it lacking a particular sport or character, and its appearance is also very beautiful. Oh, with 100 meters of water resistance, you can also classify your watch as a “real sports watch.”
I hope that in the future Cartier may decide to join an in-house production campaign. I think for many collectors this will increase the value proposition because it is not an entry-level watch. Currently, Cartier Santos 100 owns an Eta 2892 automatic mobile base in Switzerland and its job is to report reliably and accurately.
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Cartier uses a seamless strap connection system, which means there is no gap between the case and the strap, which is fine. Comfortable belts have invisible seams (I like) and butterfly-style unfolding buckles. The buckle itself looks cool and its design is reminiscent of its steel frame, 18k yellow gold structure and two visible screws. In addition, the buckles are also done as well as the boxes, with additional details such as angular bevels. As I tend to do, I will mention that although the adjustment system allows you to carefully select the length of each side of the strap to ensure a very precise fit, it is not designed to allow you to constantly adjust the size of the strap. So the initial size is a bit painful, but once you measure the size of the strap, it looks good on your wrist.
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On the wrist, Cartier Santos 100 sells itself. It is a beautiful, easy-to-live watch on the whole. If I have more bad things to say, I will. But anyway, this is a great watch, although I think it is expensive. It will not be the most complicated watch in your series, but it is not attractive. People love watches like the Cartier Santos 100 because of its classic design and versatile wearing. It succeeds in becoming a classic, both elaborate and unique enough to serve your unique collection of watch characters. The reference price for this W20072X7 Cartier Santos 100 watch is $9,650, and the record is that the pure steel model is $7,000.