Pl. 78 · illus.Santos (reloj de Santos-Dumont)
Cartier
France · since 1847 · Richemont
Cartier
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Cartier is a Parisian jewellery house founded in 1847 that came to wristwatches by commission: in 1904 Louis Cartier made a watch so that his friend, the aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, could read the time in flight. From there the brand made shape its language, with the Tonneau, the Tortue, the Tank, the Cloche and the London Crash of 1967. In the 1970s Les Must opened the house to a wider public, and Gérald Genta signed the Pasha in 1985. Today it combines those historic shapes with in-house calibres.
- Models in the Archive
- 28
- Lines
- 18
- Median diameter
- 28.2 mm
- Most common type
- Dress
Timeline
The house is founded in Paris.
Louis Cartier creates the wristwatch for Alberto Santos-Dumont.
The Tonneau appears, one of its first wristwatches.
A 15-year exclusivity contract on Jaeger movements.
Louis Cartier designs the Tank, inspired by the Renault FT tank.
Cartier London presents the Crash under Jean-Jacques Cartier.
The Must de Cartier Tank arrives in vermeil, devised by Alain-Dominique Perrin and Robert Hocq.
Gérald Genta designs the Pasha de Cartier.
Models by line
Filter in the ArchiveSantos de Cartier
Pl. 78 · illus.
Pl. 79 · illus.Santos de Cartier Chronographe
Cartier · WSSA0017
Pl. 80 · illus.Santos de Cartier Dual Time
Cartier · WSSA0076
Pl. 81 · illus.Santos de Cartier esqueleto
Cartier · WHSA0015
Pl. 82 · illus.Santos de Cartier, modelo grande
Cartier · WSSA0018
Pl. 83 · illus.Santos de Cartier, modelo mediano
Cartier · WSSA0029
