good morning it's Meg from SwissWatchExpo today we're going to be talking about the
Cartier Santos and comparing the sizes it's a great question I've got the answer for you
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hi it's Meg from SwissWatchExpo you know we always love answering all your phone calls and helping
you out and we um always answer questions about the sizes of these watches they're the millimeters
are always listed in the description but I know sometimes it's hard to really establish what that
looks like on an arm and probably one of the most confusing collections always is Cartier you know
we love them they're extraordinary timepieces but Cartier didn't make our job any easier none
of these watches really make a bunch of sense with respect to how they are labeled and how
they're sized Cartier doesn't have a standard where all larges are the same millimeter all
extra larges are the same millimeter so I know it can get a little bit confusing shopping no
worries that's what we're here for to help you with but today I just thought I'd focus on on
the Cartier Santos you know that I love this watch I actually did a video not long ago so
if you want to take a look at that one as well on our YouTube channel really talked in depth
about the history of Cartier Santos and it's a great friendship between Louis Cartier and Albert
Alberto Santos Dumont he was the first pilot ever filmed probably really the first pilot to fly and
also the first pilot ever filmed flying and he was wearing a watch that Louis Cartier had made
explicitly for him he realized as just a simple process of when you're flying it's difficult to
be looking at your pocket watches this was back in 1906 so we're talking quite a long
time ago and he wanted to be able to keep his hands on the instruments and all the whatever
he needed in the plane and not have to pull out his pocket watch so his good friend Louis Cartier
made him a wristwatch he was the first I would say social media influencer because that film
of him flying wearing his Cartier watch actually really let men know that it was okay to not carry
your pocket watch and start wearing wrist watches so it's a great story it's a fascinating history
and friendship between the two of them and in that video I really went in depth with respect
to the design of the Santos and how Not only was it a gift for his friend but his love for
Paris and a lot of the architectural design is inspired by Paris so so many things but
I'm actually instead of going through all that one more time look that up it's a video that's
still on our YouTube channel but I want to show you really the size differences I have three
different Cartier Santos timepieces here that we have in stock these are all in steel they're
all automatics all considered men's watches which indeed they are but what's interesting
if you look at these two and you look at our description this is a Santos galbi extra large
this is the Santos large clearly this excel in the gallbi is smaller than the large on
the Santos so I'm going to hold them up side by side so you can really get a good look and see
the Santos Galbee extra-large is a 32 millimeter that refers to the bezel top and bottom as far
as the square the Santa's large is listed and this is the Cartier listing and how they are
described in their website as well as a 40 by 47 and a half millimeter so they're both square one
of them is listed by as 32 by 32 square the other one is listed the large as a 40 by 47
because what they've done is the width is the 40 millimeters but they've gone from lugged end
to end on the 47 so that's why even though this is a square timepiece it does show as a 40 by 47
and a half millimeter so it's just a fascinating little detail in this and we wanted I felt like
we want if we could show you side by side get in a feel for how they look they're both very
fine timepieces they're both extraordinary options for a gentleman of course you know me I love the
bigger watches the Santos gabiana XL you can buy it from me I'll wear it I love it I think it's a
great timepiece for a woman as well but just to kind of show you the fact that there are some
differences in sizing the other Cartier Santos which is very popular beautiful timepiece this
one happens to be on a leather strap but it's still the same size is the Cartier Santos 100.
so you'll see it's listed as a 38 by 38 so again a little bit different in size as far as how it's
measured and recorded in its size but one of the biggest differences is you'll notice is
there's actually quite a bit of difference in the thickness of the case the Santos 100 is a
much bulkier beefier case sits higher on the wrist larger profile so that's another aspect to take
into you'll hear us talk about how it wears if it wears small or if it wears big the Cartier Santos
100 wears big because it's also a fairly chunky watch it's a great presence so it's a beautiful
timepiece but as you can see three different Cartier Santos all men's watches this is the extra
large this is the large this is the Santos 100 but clearly different sizes with respect that doesn't
pay any attention to how they're named so if you're interested in a Cartier Santos the Cartier
tanks any of those we have lots of them in stock we'll be happy to help you out figure out which
is the perfect size for you give us a call here at SwissWatchExpo.com we'll take good care of you