Cartier Santos De Cartier Chronograph toys Wittnauer Company in 1885

Wittnauer Company in 1885

Larger than the original “Big Pilot

first seen on a triple calendar circa 1945

the capital of German watchmaking

Part of a golden era of advertising — and watch design — it's only a matter of time before it's snatched up by a discerning collector

Cartier Santos De Cartier Chronograph toys Wittnauer Company in 1885The Tank isnt the only prominent wristwatch from luxury powerhouse Cartier. Predating the Tank Louis by nearly two decades, the original Santos model was designed in 1904, and has seen any number of iterations in the past century including a brilliant revival in recent years. Available in quartz, hand wound and automatic varieties in different metals and configurations, its an important historical model and one of the maisons finest creations. This