Robb Report: Wind Vintage Cited on Shopping Time
Blake Buettner recently wrote for Robb Report. Within the article Buettner mentions Wind Vintage’s Cartier.
We can’t have a list of rectangular watches without including the original from Cartier, and this is a special example that exemplifies the true character of the design. The Santos utilizes a complex and beautiful case design that dates back to 1904, where it became the first commercially sold wrist watch for men. The watch was commissioned by Brazilian pilot, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the design from Cartier remains just as compelling and unique today, well over 100 years later. The Santos has been produced in a wide range of configurations, but if you ask us, it doesn’t get much better than this Or Massif reference 2960.
This is the watch worn by the fictional Gordon Gekko as portrayed by Michael Douglas in Oliver Stone’s 1987 film, Wall Street. With that, this Santos certainly passes the vibe check, and this particular example, which comes to us from Wind Vintage, is in exemplary condition. Cartier proclaims this the Or Massif, or mass of gold, right on the box, and that’s exactly what we find here in what appears to be unpolished condition. This represents one of the best versions of one of history’s most important watches.