Cartier W20112Y1

Cartier W20112Y1 is a handsome timepiece with classic, traditional design that is refined with modern details. Stylish and reliable, the luxury watch is presented in an elegant 18K Yellow Gold on Brown leather construction with sapphire shielded Silvered dial that boasts a decent capacity of 100 m water resistance, and powered by the Cartier Calibre 076 Swiss automatic movement that offers a long lasting accuracy.


This beauty is one of the Santos 100 collection for gents, a "branch" the watchmaker’s iconic timepieces line-up that had been widely praised by collectors since its first interception in 1904. And just like the original Santos de Cartier, not only offering a fashion versatile elegant style, this watch is backed by all the quality needed that allowing it to lasts for years to come.

As expected from the renown Paris head-quartered jeweler and watchmaker, this Cartier W20112Y1 watch’s built quality is superb, and favorably, its ergonomic-concerned design makes it comfortable to wear, too. Its robust rectangle case, that is made of solid 18K Yellow gold and finished in fine brushed measures 34.87 mm × 45.54 mm and around 8.67 mm thick, in which, its square part, that is measured in parallel with the bezel’s outer line is around 32 mm × 32 mm. Meanwhile, its luxurious Brown bracelet that is made of genuine alligator leather and comes equipped with a hidden deployment clasp with push button safety is around 20 mm wide.

Although it is labeled for men, considering its "not-too-large" size, it would also suitable for women who love a masculine flavored oversized wrist watch as well.

The back of its case is solid, and typical to Cartier watches, at the case’s right hand side, there is an octagonal shaped 18K Yellow Gold screw-down crown that is decorated with a faceted sapphire. Encased by the studded mirror finished 18K Yellow Gold bezel, the timepiece’s face is clean, simple yet simply charming, and offers a nice read-ability. Its black Roman numerals hour numbers as well as the sword shaped Black oxidized-steel hands offer a decent contrast to the bright Silver opaline dial. The hands feature SuperLuminova that offers some degree of night vision, while the sapphire atop has an anti-glare coating for an improve visibility.

Speaking a bit about the mechanical movement inside, Cartier Caliber 076 is an automatic self-winding movement that is simple, yet both accurate and reliable. This mechanical movement is personalized by Cartier based on the 25 jewels ETA 2670 top grade. It beats at 28,800 alterations per hour, and provides an approximately 38 hours of power reserve under full wind.

Anyway, for all of its quality offerings, this unisex’s 18K Yellow Gold on Brown leather "two hands" Cartier Santos 100 W20112Y1 automatic watch is reasonably priced with an original manufacturer suggested retail price of $21,600.00. Of course, you can expect to get this beauty for less than that for this time being.

Watch Specification

Brand:	Cartier
Collection:	Santos de Cartier
Series:	Santos 100, Medium
Model number:	W20112Y1
Watch style:	Unisex, Casual Dress, Modern
Display type:	Analog
Movement:	Swiss automatic Cartier Calibre 076. Personalized, based on ETA 2670 top grade. Swiss made, automatic self-winding mechanical movement. Specs Three hands, no-date. 7¾‴ lines (Ø 17.2 mm), height: 4.80mm. 25 jewels. beats at 28,800 vph (4 Hz). ± 38 hours of power reserve. Ball bearing self winding. Incabloc shock absorber. Etachron fine adjustment.
Functions:	Hour, Minute, Seconds
Dial:	Silver Opaline Sword-shaped blued-steel hands. Black Roman numeral hour markers. Black printed markers around the inner rim. Date display at 4:30.
Window:	Sapphire Crystal scratch resistant, with anti reflective coating.
Case:	18K Yellow Gold Square, Ø 32 mm × 32 mm (34.87 mm × 45.54 mm), ± 8.67 mm thick. fine brushed and polished.
Bezel:	18K Yellow Gold stationary bexel, decorated with 8 screws. polished.
Caseback:	Solid 18K Yellow Gold, screwed. engraved.
Crown:	Screw down crown 18K Yellow Gold. octagonal set with a synthetic crystal.
Bracelet:	Alligator / Crocodile leather Brown, textured pattern, with tonal stitching. ± 20 mm wide. standard length.
Clasp:	Hidden deployment clasp with push button safety for extra security measures.
Notable Features:	Luminous hands Santos de Cartier signature design
Water resistant:	100 m (10 ATM / 330 feet) suitable rain, showering, swimming, and shallow snorkeling.
Additional info:	-