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According to Cartier, it is the portrait of a modern man and the product of experimentation by two visionaries and friends, Louis Cartier and Alberto Santos-Dumont. Of course we’re talking about the Cartier Santos Galbee. The first purpose-designed, modern wrist watch that was created after pioneer of aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont complained about his difficulty checking the time on his pocket watch while flying. This distinctive piece was made by Cartier in the year 2002. Both, the 29 by 31 mm (without lugs) case and the characteristic ‘screwed’ bracelet are entirely made out of stainless steel. This Santos’ dial design is not exactly the one we are familiar with as we’re talking about Cartier. This particular piece was delivered with a 2002 limited edition, silver/grey dial without a date window. It makes the watch a bit more special than the regular white dial Santos. Between the watch’s crown guards we find the exquisite blue sapphire crown that definitely completes this iconic Cartier masterpiece. A little side note: this beautiful piece comes with its original, red Cartier box and instruction and service booklets. Cartier has undoubtedly made some major mistakes in the modern ‘supersized’ Santos model line but thanks to this magnificence we’ll definitely forgive them.