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The New Chapter Of Cartier’s Timeless Santos

Santos de Cartier (© Cartier)
For aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont a pocket watch was not at all handy, but fortunately, he could count on his friend Louis Cartier to solve this, by creating the very first men's wristwatch of the brand. After more than a century the model is still around, and recently Cartier released
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Antiquorum auction: Cartier Pasha and Santos Dumont 

When a golf ball is at risk of hitting a person the player is supposed to shout “fore!” as a warning. ‘Fore’ stands for ‘Flying Object Reaching Earth’ and that also seems applicable to the Cartier Pasha Golf that was auctioned off at the New York branch of Antiquorum last
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Watch this trend: the cushion shaped case

With SIHH behind us and big fairs like BaselWorld coming up, we gain more insight in the watch trends for 2016/2017. Blue and brown are still the most used colors in many watch collections, so that’s no news. But what we do see more often, are cushion shaped cases. These square cases with rounded angles are very masculine because of their size, but refined at the same time.
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Editor's opinion

Watchspotting

Watchspotting is my thing and I do it all the time and wherever I am. When I'm watching TV - I spot Charlie Sheen wearing a Patek Philippe in a repeat of Two and a Half Man and I find myself chuckling, not at the corny jokes but because of the fact that I'm spotting a Patek - when I'm eating in a restaurant - to the serious displeasure of my dinner companion who is feeling neglected - when I'm on a plane - the fellow passenger can feel eyes on him, but strangely enough on his wrist rather than the back of his neck.
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