Santos Triple 100: The 3-D watch by Cartier

Santos Triple 100 © Cartier

Santos Triple 100 © Cartier

Santos Triple 100 © Cartier

In a true illustration of watch-making innovation, this extra-large Santos Triple 100 model combines a rotating-dial mechanism with a skeleton movement for the very first time; with a simple turn of the winding crown, a spectacular display of hidd en faces unfurls. A work of art entirely set with precious stones, this numbered edition limited to 20 timepieces brings time to life in images, furnishing it with a magical and hypnotic hue.

Place of origin

The R&D unit of the Cartier Manufacture developed this mechanism, which is in the process of being patented, after many months of research. Manufacturing secret: Mobile prisms in 18 carat white gold, activated simultaneously by means of the crown, are driven by a system of miniature gear trains that causes the prisms to swivel gradually in one direction or the other, revealing three different dial faces.

Sequences

The three different dial faces appear in succession: from a classic face featuring 12 Roman numerals, to a face completely paved with round diamonds and black sapphires in a marvellous jeweller’s chessboard, followed finally by a face engraved with a tiger’s head, which required over 40 hours’ work and meticulous attention to detail.

Gears

The mechanism of this extraordinary version of the Santos Triple 100 is combined with a Manufacture-crafted, mechanical, skeleton movement with manual winding, which has been decorated by hand and assembled at the Cartier Manufacture. The watch also boasts a double-barrel movement equipped with a 72-hour power reserve, which can be observed through its transparent case-back.

Specifications
Case in 18 carat white gold set with round diamonds, size XL .
Hours and minutes functions.
Mechanism offering three modulating dials in 18 carat white gold: one face set with round diamonds and black sapphires, one face engraved with a tiger motif and one varnished face.
Black alligator-skin strap with an ad justable, triple folding clasp with safety catch in 18 carat white gold.
Contemporary, 9610MC -calibre, hand-wound, mechanical skeleton movement crafted by the Ca rtier Ma nufacture with a diameter of 11 1/2’’’ 140 PARTS and 21 jewels.
Approximately 7.6 carats. ■

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