Santos de Cartier Large Skeleton Stainless Steel - ADLC

In Context

At 39.8 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 9.08 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 72 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

WHSA0027 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a skeleton dial with a stainless steel case.

Shaped, open-worked movement with two barrels offering a power reserve of 72 hours, mesauring 28*28mm at a height of 3.97mm.