Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35859 in Watches
• Brand: Cartier
• Model: W20098D6
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: Deployment Clasp
• Dial color: white
• Dial window material: scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: swiss-automatic
• Water-resistant to 99 feet

Features

• Swiss Made watch with Cartier Calibre 049 Swiss-automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arms
• Scratch-resistant-sapphire crystal; Case diameter: 46 mm
• Solid XL stainless steel case and screw studded stainless steel bracelet
• Roman numeral white opaline dial; Studded stainless steel stationary bezel; Stainless steel octagonal crown set with spinel crystal; Date window between 4 and 5 o'clock
• Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
A Cartier timepiece with choice hardware, the Cartier Men's Santos Galbee XL Automatic Watch shows off rows of accent screws on its stainless steel band for a rugged yet refined look. A stainless steel case is topped by a polished stainless steel square bezel with rounded corners and screw-down detailing. An opaline white square dial displays large, black Roman numeral hour indicators as well as an inner square of black stick minute markers. Blue hands and a Cartier logo round out the dial of this watch that also boasts a sapphire-coated dial window. This timepiece is water resistant to 99 feet.

The Cartier Story
The name Cartier is synonymous with luxury, quality, and style. Founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier, the company became renowned worldwide for its design and production of beautiful jewelry and opulent objets d'art. A royal commission in 1904 made Cartier a supplier to Europe's Crowned Heads of State and led England's King Edward VII to describe Louis Cartier, grandson of the founder, as the jeweler of Kings, the King among jewellers.

By the early 20th century, Cartier had expanded its collection to include watches. At a time when pocket watches were still considered de rigueur for the distinguished gentleman, Cartier helped popularize the wristwatch, making it a bold fashion statement for men and women as well as a status symbol among the well-to-do. Louis Cartier is credited with creating the first men's wristwatch, the Santos, in 1904. He developed and named the watch for his client and friend, the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who needed a device that would allow him to read the time without taking his hands off the controls of his airplane.

Other classic designs followed, including Cartier's signature timepiece--the Tank--which debuted in 1917 during the First World War and was inspired by the tough new war machine the Americans introduced to the fighting in Europe. Cartier's first water-resistant watch was named after the Pasha of Marrakesh, who requested that Cartier create watch that he could wear while in his swimming pool and not lose track of time.

And while it is known more for its luxurious design, Cartier is also credited with creating the highly functional deployment folding clasp in 1910, which is now used by watchmakers around the globe.

Modern Cartier watchmakers still base their watch designs on the early fundamentals developed by Louis Cartier. Treasured by collectors, Cartier watches are distinguished by their impressive variety of shapes (round, square, oval, Tank, Tortue and Tonneau), by their exceptional materials and workmanship, and by their recognizable Cartier aesthetic, an elegant blend of classic and modern design.