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Cartier Santos 2960 Steel with Grey Dial
2960
Current Rating
2129
Rating Implied Value ($)
$
8814
Expected Rating Based on Price
2158
Price ($)
$
9500
Rating Alpha
-29
Date Added:
Jan 29, 2025
# Times Rated
5
Watch Description
https://hairspring.com/finds/2960-cartier-santos-galbee/
Not all that is desirable in Cartier is CPCP, vintage Tank, Crash, or Cintrée. Though many collectors may treat it as such, Cartier’s long and storied history has innumerable alternative high points. In the mid 70s, Cartier began to see the Santos line as potential sporting alternative to the integrated Genta steel which was gaining mass popularity. So came the Santos de Cartier, will a full integrated steel bracelet. In 87, that trendy take evolved into the Galbée (French for ‘curved’ or ‘shapely’) with a more elegant and slender lug design. This look suited the Santos well, as the integrated Santos has become generally regarded as one of the house’s most important steps into the modern era.
Though most Carrée and Galbée were quartz, one or two automatic calibres slipped through production and are quite rare finds today. This automatic production preceded the CPCP push upmarket, and movements were largely reworked ETA calibres. This watch predates the curved case and lugs, each being straight as an arrow. It is thought that around 2000 examples were produced with a grey dial, in varying dial configurations. This entirely blank vertically grained grey is among the rarest of the lot, though no one knows exact numbers. This is not the latter XL, and bears a more discreet wrist presence of 29x41mm, though I find integrated cases feel like they wear a mil or so larger.


29
41

18
8.5

0
Steel - 316L
Square
Automatic
0
Grey vertical brushed

