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Lot 219MAGNIFICENT JEWELS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
DIAMOND 'SANTOS 100' WRISTWATCH, CARTIER
Closed16 May 2018
Price Realised
CHF 20,000
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SANTOS
Louis Cartier and Alberto Santos-Dumont’s friendship changed the world of wristwatches. Indeed, in 1904, after Santos-Dumont complained to Cartier about the difficulty for him to check the time whilst flying his plane, Cartier asked his workshop to work on a wristwatch to suit his aviator friend. The Santos-Dumont was created, the first modern wristwatch, with its most striking feature being leather straps.
Louis Cartier and Alberto Santos-Dumont’s friendship changed the world of wristwatches. Indeed, in 1904, after Santos-Dumont complained to Cartier about the difficulty for him to check the time whilst flying his plane, Cartier asked his workshop to work on a wristwatch to suit his aviator friend. The Santos-Dumont was created, the first modern wristwatch, with its most striking feature being leather straps.