Lot Essay
Accompanied by Cartier cardboard slipcase, red leather-covered box, certificate and instructions.
Cartier created the "Santos 100" to commemorate the 100th anniversary in 2004 of the friendship between Cartier's founder, Louis Cartier, and a prominent aviator from Brazil, Alberto Santos Dumont, that resulted in the creation of Cartier's famed first wristwatch.
Cartier created the "Santos 100" to commemorate the 100th anniversary in 2004 of the friendship between Cartier's founder, Louis Cartier, and a prominent aviator from Brazil, Alberto Santos Dumont, that resulted in the creation of Cartier's famed first wristwatch.