I was really excited about thiscartier pasha replicawatch when I got to play with it at SIHH 2010. Cartier has been working with the US Santos 100 for a while making watches to suit their needs. Last year I wrote about my favorite version which was the Santos 100 Alarm watch. Now the brand has finally released the most "mainstream" version of the collection. It is a more basic three-hand version of the watch and is very pure in form. It really is acartier Santos 100 replicawatch born out of an interesting partnership with people whose professional lives demand easy to use and durable timepieces (looking cool in the process is an unintended side effect).

http://www.syrauto.com/cartier-roadster-replica-uk.htmlwatches in the collection were 44mm wide and this version is 42mm wide (and 14mm thick). In a time when such sport watches are still made with larger dimensions, I was very curious as to why Cartier shrunk the size a bit. The reason was simple. The Santos 100 guys thought the previous versions were a bit big and asked for it to be smaller. Simple enough, but it was good to learn that fact. You can see the watch size on my wrist is prominent but not too big. It makes for a very capable daily wear, as well as a serious tool. The Santos 100 were very interested in legibility. When it came down to it, this is their biggest request in a watch (aside from the fact that it should stand up to their abuse). Cartier designers spent a lot of time tweaking the dial to optimize how easy it is to read. I think that you will agree the high contrast dial looks highly legible and the hands stick out nicely. And especially on this watch, there are no subdials or other functions to take away from pure ease of use. Plus, special care was taken to make sure the lume was highly viewable in the dark and underwater. So in all, it succeeds in its intended purposes.

Inside the watch is the in-house made Cartier automatic mechanical caliber 899 movement. It has 43 hours of power reserve and a gold weighted automatic rotor. Like all Cartier "Santos 100" watch movements, it bears the seal of the rigorous "1000 Hours Control" which is an in-house testing for quality, durability, and accuracy in each movement sold. The functions of the movement are the time and date. Operating the crown is a bit different than the standard screw-down crowns people are typically used to with diving style watches. It used the special locking crown guard found on the Santos 100 Compressor models. It is easy enough to use, and a reminder that you have a Cartier on your wrist. Most people will never see the movement, but it is in there and finished nicely. Cartier finishes all their movements with a nice level of decoration that the guy who is servicing your watch in the future will appreciate.

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