The Santos-Dumont XL

Last year, the designers at Cartier Replica Watches China already covered the Santos-Dumont’s case in a beige, red, or black layer of lacquer.For this year, the designers also picked different materials for the cases, but there’s no layer of lacquer on them this time. The yellow gold, rose gold, and platinum versions do have a polished bezel, a mainly brushed case, and polished bevels, as we are used to seeing by now in the Santos collection.

The case of the Santos-Dumont XL measures 46.6mm from lug to lug and 33.9mm wide. Inside is the hand-wound caliber 430 MC. It’s based on one of Piaget’s movements, and it only measures 2.1mm thick. That’s also why the case of the Santos-Dumont XL Replica Store is only 7.5mm thick — or rather, thin.

The movement runs at 21,600vph, and it has a power reserve of about 36 hours. You’ll have to keep it very close to your ear to find out whether it’s running, though, because there is no central seconds hand. Or you could just forget about winding it, like Andy Warhol, and set it to 10:10 for the rest of your life.

A mix of materials and colors

The Santos-Dumont in 18K yellow gold Replica Buy Now is adorned with blue details. That means there’s a sapphire cabochon on the typical Cartier crown, and it comes on a very dark blue alligator strap. But most apparent are, of course, the blue dumortierite Roman numerals.

Next up is the version in 18K rose gold with green details. This time, both the cabochon on the crown and the Roman numerals on the dial are made out of jade. There’s less of a noticeable texture or pattern to this stone.

And, of course, the Cartier Replica platinum case is matched with red details. That seems to be the color combination of choice for most platinum Cartier watches. The cabochon is a red ruby, and the Roman numerals are made out of jasper. Again, there’s less of a visible pattern to this stone.

A guilloché heart and pomme hands

The steel hands have a yellow or rose gold finish to match the corresponding cases, and for the platinum version, the hands simply have a high-polished finish. I’m a big fan of Cheap Cartier Replica blued hands, but I completely understand why the designers opted for a finish that matches the case material for these models.

The Santos-Dumont XL on the wrist

For my 17cm (6.7″) wrist, I feel the large size of the Cartier Santos-Dumont Replica works better than this extra-large size. But I could certainly pull the latter off, especially because these watches are so thin. As mentioned, my favorite is the yellow gold one with the blue details.My second choice would be the rose gold and green one. It’s a combination you don’t see very often, but especially with the super dark green strap, it works very well. My least favorite would be the platinum and red one.