Cartier - Santos-Dumont Skeleton Watch

Cartier unveiled a new addition to its collection of skeleton watches, the Santos-Dumont Skeleton watch. Full details and prices of the three versions

Skeleton watches are a defining feature of Cartier's watchmaking style, emphasizing the interplay of full and empty space. By removing the dial, these watches showcase the movement, which appears to be suspended in mid-air within a beautifully crafted frame.

On occasion of the Watches and Wonders 2023 exhibition held this week in Geneva, Cartier unveiled a new addition to its collection of skeleton watches, the Santos-Dumont Skeleton watch. This new timepiece features the new 9629 MC automatic calibre, which has been specially developed to fit the iconic shape of the Santos-Dumont watch. 

Measuring 31 mm x 31 mm with a thickness of 8 mm, the Santos-Dumont Skeleton watch has been presented in three variations: in stainless steel, in rose gold and in yellow gold with navy lacquer. In this latter version, a limited edition of just 150 pieces, the case, the bezel and  the skeleton bridges are lacquered by hand.

Staying true to the elegance of the original 1904 model - with its visible screws, polished blued-steel hands and beaded crown and blue cabochon, the latest Santos-Dumont Skeleton watch pays tribute to Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 - 1932), the Brazilian aviator and inventor that is considered one of the fathers of aviation, with several original details.

In particular, the movement includes a miniaturised functional oscillating weight in the shape of a replica of the Demoiselle, a trailblazing plane designed by the pilot in 1907. The symbol is made all the more powerful as it seems to soar over a globe.

Beating at a frequency of 25,200 vibrations per hour (3.5 Hz) and offering 44 hours of power reserve, this new micro-rotor calibre took the Cartier Manufacture at La Chaux-de-Fonds almost two years to develop and is comprised of 212 components.

The new Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton Watch will be available from June 2023 with prices Euro 34,100 in stainless steel, Euro 44,500 in pink gold and euro 45,800 in yellow gold with navy lacquer. cartier.com

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