Cartier Santos Dumont Small GAS Line this watch was a Christmas

this watch was a Christmas present from wife to husband in 1945 "Bob  With Love  Hazel  12-25-45"

a signed case back

these have become highly prized by collectors

2009 saw the debut of the Turbine

as on the Reference 16753 GMT seen here

Cartier Santos Dumont Small GAS Line this watch was a ChristmasThe Tank isnt the only prominent wristwatch from luxury powerhouse Cartier. Predating the Tank Louis by nearly two decades, the original Santos model was designed in 1904, and has seen any number of iterations in the past century including a brilliant revival in recent years. Available in quartz, hand wound and automatic varieties in different metals and configurations, its an important historical model and one of the maisons finest creations. This