Design wise, Santos Galbee is a refined version of the original 1904 Santos. It comes with a fine brushed and polished 29 mm square case that measures 8.3 mm thick, along with stationary 18K yellow gold bezel with eight screw accents, solid case back, and an octagonal crown that set with a faceted spinel at the hand side. Its sturdy yet convenient steel bracelet that is decorated with a gold screws accent is around 18 mm wide, and comes equipped with a hidden deployment folding clasp. And offering further convenient, the watch’s whole construction is 30 water resistant.
Cartier W20011C4 is a battery operated watch, which is powered by the caliber 687 that offers up to 3 years of battery life for each replacement. Speaking a bit of the variant, within the Santos de Cartier collection, there is also a self-winding fitted model with a similar style as this particular one, just in case an automatic suits your preference better than a quartz.
Moving right along, the timepiece sports a neat looking minimalist Silvered opaline White dial that neatly displaying its whole functionality. On the dial, there are sword-shaped blued steel hands, Black italicized roman numeral markers, printed markers around the inner rim, and a small yet noticeable date aperture at six. As expected, this dial is shielded with an extra durable sapphire that offers a decent protection against nicks and scratches, and is enhanced with glare proofing for a better visibility.
Despite of being labeled as a gent’s watch, Cartier W20011C4 is actually looks good on women wrist as well, without awkwardly looking too big due to its compact case. As for pricing, this entry level luxury Santos Galbee timepiece’s suggested retail price is $6,700.
Watch Specification
| Brand: | Cartier |
| Collection: | Santos |
| Series: | Santos de Cartier Galbee |
| Model number: | W20011C4 |
| Watch style: | Unisex, Casual Dress, Modern |
| Display type: | Analog |
| Movement: | Swiss quartz Cartier Caliber 687. Personalized. Swiss made battery powered quartz movement, three hands with date. 7 jewels. up to 3 years of battery life. |
| Functions: | Hour, Minute, Seconds, Date |
| Dial: | Silvered Opaline Sword-shaped blue hands. Black Roman numeral hour markers. Black printed markers around the inner rim. date at 6. |
| Window: | Sapphire Crystal scratch resistant, anti reflective. |
| Case: | Stainless Steel Square, Ø 29 mm × 29 mm (not including lugs), ± 8.3 mm thick. polished. |
| Bezel: | Stainless Steel fixed. polished. studded with eight screw accents |
| Caseback: | Solid stainless steel. engraved. |
| Crown: | Pull and push crown stainless steel. octagonal set with a faceted spinel. |
| Bracelet: | Stainless Steel Silver tone, brushed. ± 16 - 18 mm wide. |
| Clasp: | Hidden deployment folding clasp |
| Notable Features: | Cartier Santos signature design |
| Water resistant: | 30 m (3 ATM / 100 feet) daily wear, not suitable for prolonged contact with water. |
| Additional info: | - |
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29mm Santos de Cartier Galbee Quartz review in this page is written by Rief at Saturday, March 23, 2013. The post is tagged as $5000 up to $10000, 29mm, 30m, analog, cartier, date, gold, men, mid end, modern, on steel, quartz, square, stainless steel, swiss quartz, three hands, unisex, watch, women.
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