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Please help me answer a few question regarding Cartier
I was offered this watch and decided to buy it, I have no idea if the 55k usd I paid was fair but after finishing out some basic info and examining the watch and comparing it to what 55k could buy today I decided it was a good deal.
So I now know the triple 100 was an LE of a 100 pieces, but the paperwork states piece unique? The numbering on the back says no 382 on the movement but no 16/100 on the case. How is it a piece unique? And what do the numbers on the movement indicate?
I also found out the watch is made of palladium and has steel and white gold material in different parts, but the polished bezel I would swear looks like platinum? It definitely has a totally different shade than the rest of the watch and when contrasted against my platinum watches has the same white look and same polish effect. It’s definitely not steel or white gold, could it be polished palladium or is it in fact platinum?
Finally the crown sapphire has a different shade than the blue sapphires I have seen on other Cartier watches. This has a darker blue color, did Cartier have a different shade back in the day?
Thank you for any help, I invested quite a bit of money on a watch I know very little about on a hunch and any info that would assist in my appreciation of the piece would be very much appreciated
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By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-04:04
That’s a great piece of info, I was going mad trying to figure out if the crown was actually a different shade or if I was just imagining things. Thanks for the info!!!!!! Super helpful! If I could get the rest of the questions answered I would be in watc...
Unique
By: LiftAngle51 : January 23rd, 2022-07:51
Maybe not a peace unique, a unique Santos in the way of being rare and special. 55k is a lot, and it is hard for me that the best Santos cost so much. You gamble and not for nothing. I think you got one of the most unique out there. It get everything, a c...
Seriously ?
By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-17:29
So less than 100 exist? I was rather surprised by the fact that Cartier customized their releases for select clients, add to that that we don’t know how many where made and it’s a complete mystery! I have asked Cartier for additional info, will post here ...
It’s a master piece!
By: RicardetCie : January 23rd, 2022-15:02
The paperwork stating that it’s a piece unique was probably mixed accidentally with another watch. This collection existed with a paved bezel with a Tiger, another one with a dragon. And a yellow gold fully paved small / medium santos version with a panth...
Thank you
By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-17:27
I actually heard back from Cartier This piece is part of the top high horology release category, as per the below document Apparently a Royal had bought specifically number 16 at the time of announcement and request a modification to the bezel and another...
I have an idea
By: watchguy1234 : January 25th, 2022-17:23
Given that it was produced for a royal, my guess is that they requested the white gold parts be replaced with platinum, due to religious reasons. Thus, that would explain why your bezel looks more like platinum than it does white gold. That would attribut...
