Cartier Santos Octagon 2965 'Slate Grey / Ghost Dial' 16013 This was the first self-winding

This was the first self-winding watch with a waterproof case that also indicated the date and automatically jumped after midnight

the Rolex Quartz Date 5100

- Movement serviced by Cartier service center

Steel Rolex watches were generally seen as fairly understated

Cartier Santos Octagon 2965 'Slate Grey / Ghost Dial' 16013 This was the first self-windingCartier Santos Octagon 2965 ''Slate grey Ghost Dial'' The Cartier Santos was designed by Louis Cartier in the year 1904. He created this for his good friend Alberto Santos Dumont, a Brazilian aviation pioneer. Before that time, many watches and pocket watches were round in shape. But the Cartier Santos was given a more outspoken design, which was a square case with screws in the bezel. About 70 years later, these two designs would be introduced