Cartier Santos Mid Size | 35mm | Gents Watch

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[@massivewillie]

I've been thinking about this watch for some time, this review was just what i was looking for. Thank you, Andy

[@Touyoujin]

Noticed the shift of sport timepieces to something smaller, elegant in the watch community.

[@allanreardon]

I love my white dial. Such a classic.

[@theartstraveler3162]

Beautiful watch. My next one but in the white dial. Perfect size.

[@EdmundPorter-ju8kd]

Very enjoyable! Well spoken & informative.

[@rayharrison6400]

Charming watch. Very stylish and instantly recognisable from across a room. Cartier is certainly one id look at adding. Great review

[@ianw5464]

A beautiful watch. Certainly on my wish list!

[@marcusrawlinson5024]

That was a great review, thanks. The Santos is a very styled and detailed watch but done with such art that there's no "Oh for goodness sake" about it and it fits into your collection really well. I like too that you pronounce Omega correctly.

[@BIG2hats]

I love this watch so much I was actually looking for fresh video on KZbin and saw you made this literally a few days ago. I first tried on this watch whilst on holiday in Venice and I fell in love with the watch and the idea of it tax-free too. Tried on the green in Canary Wharf and that was cool but I prefer the blue for sure.

[@supersharpblades5673]

I only just tried on the large two tone version today at the goldsmiths. Stunning!

[@swissmade1497]

cheers Andy, glad to see you in good health.

[@rowluxillusion5235]

my first "luxury"watch was a Tank Americaine, I bought it with my first proper work bonus in 2006. I have bought many watches since, but I still have it and it's by far the most elegant watch I own. Cartier design is classic, and few compete in terms of looks, their movements may not be much, but design wise they are hard to beat.

[@aaronmauer7225]

I have the white dial one and it is one of my favorite watches. It can be dressed up or down depending on the bracelet / strap you put on it.

[@davidelliott948]

Very nice! I like the quartz version with white dial. I’d like to add a quartz watch to my collection.

[@serifdincer208]

Stunning watch

[@PabloTBrave]

I do like the blue but I have a blue dial DJ which will have a similar role and my achievable Grail is the green GO panomaticlunar so I'd go for the traditional white dial . Lovely watch on my to buy list

[@IllusiveMan51]

I have the large blue dial. Fits perfectly

[@matlindell5022]

I would go with the white dial.love it 🤩🤩🤩

[@BartMan59]

From the USA here - Cartier is on GOD Tier of all other watches. My next piece will be a Santos w/white dial. Sill debating on the medium or large w/date. IMHO, the green/blue dials can be challanging to read.

[@david12990]

From the USA as well. I bought the midsize white dial a few weeks ago. While I was there I saw the blue and green dials and they are difficult to read as you said and believe it may go out of style and difficult to dress for. I tried the large and immediately thought it WAY too big on my 7.5 inch wrist. Stick with the medium if you are in that range.

[@BartMan59]

@@david12990 David, thanks for the heads up. I have a 7 inch wrist. And although I would more than likely lean towards the medium, I like the date on the large.

[@drifter4training]

Amen to that..

[@BIG2hats]

The thing is you won’t actually be using the watch to tell the time. As he mentioned, why even bother setting the time, who cares?! Most people don’t use their luxury watch to tell the time, that’s what your phone is for

[@david12990]

@@BIG2hats I guess I care?

[@stevecox6286]

Andy, cool piece and it looks great on your wrist. I generally go for 40-43.5mm but I agree with you, the large model just looks like a beer mat had been strapped to my wrist 😂😂. I’m thinking of the green medium, did you have a chance to see the green in the flesh?

[@Stickybutton]

Depreciation, however great you think it is. A keeper.

[@WatchesCanBeFun]

This is a cool watch. Great job showing off the blue, I’d personally still go with the white dial.

[@frankbrennan1619]

I agree & so for me, Cartier is ONLY ever ALL about a white dial.

[@matthewdale956]

Yep the blue hands really pop on the white

[@ianforber]

Great watch. All my watches are automatic so I’d like a quartz and the Santos Dumont is top of my list. Large model is £4K which is a bargain by most luxury watch standards

[@charleslyall4911]

I’m going for the blue in the xl size ,thanks ❤️👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@walkerb1734]

LOVE my Santos! Since buying it 2 years ago my Rolex pieces (Sub, Yachtmaster, and Daytona) get almost no wrist time.

[@alignmediationltd1344]

Which size did you go for please? And how does it compare with the size of your sub/daytona

[@kurthill7030]

Very nice watch I like the green

[@sage9743]

Deciding between the medium blue or medium white. I like both but can only get one. Need to decide this weekend.

[@Ben-yw8be]

I recently got the two toned version. 35mm wears like a 40mm. I was shocked how comparable it was to my Tag Heuer F1 in terms of wrist presence. I’m not used to square shaped watches. This one will fool many people. On paper it says 35mm but the wrist presence is substantial.

[@guszam1036]

I like the medium white face, two tone.

[@monsieurdale9310]

Had this watch with the white dial but I couldn't get the right fit on the bracelet so had to sell. Miss it big time though.

[@jonathanlloyd2306]

This watch is as elegant as an elephant! I prefer my £12 Sanda Tank (small version).

[@user-db2ob2jc2f]

Must the Cartier men's watches come with Cabochon!

[@Daithi333]

Thanks for this. I'm going in to try one on.

[@charleslyall4911]

It’s water resistant to 100 m so ok to swim in even though it hasn’t got a screwed down crown 👍

[@KeepingWatchUK]

It’s a classy piece. Tad too small imho but nice. Your collection is looking impressive indeed (albeit a little blue & dress heavy if I had to be picky) Happy Easter & all the best.

[@TheEnglishWatch]

I like blue.

[@fabfour289]

Cartier should produce the ML size 😅 as in 38 mm x 43.3 mm with 20 mm lug width. It will feel and look like a 39-40 mm round watch, a goldilocks size in my book. Thanks for the vid, man.

[@TheChapsGuide]

I think you made this video with me in mind Andy. I am on the very cusp of acquiring a white dial, medium Santos and you very much tipped me over the balance. I just need to liquidate my Explorer 36 to free up some funds and I'll be on my way to the AD. By the way, is there any negotiation on the table with Cartier? Or is it a no-no like Rolex? Beautiful piece buddy, utter class. Ash

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Good choice Ash. Cartier is a little tight on the negotiation, but I’m sure a good relationship will yield a good price and experience. Glad to see you venture away from the mighty Rolex and look forward to your thoughts.

[@antonylaing2499]

Watches of Whitby have a used white dial medium sized Santos in stock. They also buy and sell used Rolex.

[@chaosad4508]

Now everyone hates rolex and loves cartier for a change.

[@saucelikemayo]

If it’s not charity I personally don’t want to make a next man rich off my hard earned money. For that reason if it’s not from an AD I won’t buy a Rolex, I stick to Cartier and omega. I love both my watches. Yet to buy a Rolex but like I said the watch dealers can F off.

[@doriangray2347]

Hello sir, as a first ever real watch, i am stuck in indecision a bit. I will buy more in the future, but for now, One of these: JLC monoface tribute in Burgundy, this Cartier in white, or Glashütte Original pano lunar in white. I wear dress jackets 6-7 days per week. I enjoy fashion. I use my watches for time and with my psychology patients. I know they are very different from one another, but all three i want. Thoughts? Also, do you ever chat? Thank you for your videos. I thought of the JLC moon slim as well. But maybe the three i noted will put me on a longer journey of buying nifties.

[@TheEnglishWatch]

It’s a nice trio. The GO Lunar is very cool and will size up relative to the Cartier and JLC. Not sure there’s a wrong choice here, but you should try all before you buy if possible.

[@jaysterling26]

Indeed, don't set the time on your Cartier- just like Warhol ( !).

[@dtaylor9673]

Given your previous and current collection this watch is a interesting choice. The look, brand name and colour scream pure class!

[@micaljimenez7381]

35mm is a good and elegant size for a watch,i had before a santos automatique 33mm and looks perfect,also a chaumet in gold 34mm,i realy apreciate this size,i worn today a rolex air king 34mm and its perfect for me,the mode of big watch will disaper,the santos big size looks too much,to blimblim and rest part of elegance ...

[@DrGrove]

In your opinion, is the dial difficult to read because of the color?

[@TheEnglishWatch]

No. It’s the square nature rather than the colour. All part of the charm.

[@BIG2hats]

@@TheEnglishWatchI think it’s the tampered crystal that creates glare on the watch face that’s the bigger problem with illegibility. But as you said, who cares?!

[@almeladze]

If Cartier is Jeweler to the kings, Bvlgari is jeweler to the popes. And popes made kings 😉✌️🇮🇹

[@victorwee3319]

Does this watch hour & minute hands "lume" in the dark?

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Yes they do

[@drepark2294]

Want. I lust after this watch

[@jotten3368]

Does it have lume on the dials 🤔🕵️‍♂️?? Thanks already 🙏

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Just the hands

[@BIG2hats]

@@TheEnglishWatchand only the new green and blue dials, the white has no lume

[@wristopia4101]

Weird day today. Both yourself and Gringa have gone down the 'Sponsored Video' route. I watch Fred at B1M. He pushes some art investment thing......... yet does not invest in it personally!

[@frankbrennan1619]

I confidently predict that a man who sold his Rolex Submariner, will NEVER EVER keep a blue dial Cartier Santos Mid Size.

[@ALL-il1sw]

Why, the Santos is absolute class

[@frankbrennan1619]

@@ALL-il1sw Not a ''keeper'' though & particularly a blue dial Santos....

[@BasedHadrian]

@@SaintWill70Cartier watches look better small. The tank and this are supposed to be small, they are classier that way. You lack proper style

[@pumpkineater0076]

@@SaintWill70smaller watches aren’t really a trend that is coming back. It is the other way around that the hideous trend of large watches from the two thousands is finally leaving. Style is very personal and subjective. But if you aren’t quite so insecure and afraid of what other people think, I think most people will recognise that a proportionate watch to the wrist size looks a hundred times more aesthetic than everybody wearing a 41mm watch. Larger people can certainly pull it off, but there is nothing that looks more embarrassing than a guy with a 6 inch wrist wearing a 41mm watch. But hey man, if you lack confidence you do you.

[@pumpkineater0076]

@@SaintWill70I am no member or repeated visitor of any watch forum or community. I am not too familiar with what the current trend in that community is. My main point is that watches and good watch design is about proportion. A 36mm watch in it’s proportions (thickness, size of the dial, lug length and width) can look far more aesthetic on any size of wrist, than a larger more contemporarily sized watch, that is ill proportioned. What I think is weird about your original comment is that you seem to think that you have risen above a certain size of watch (on paper disregarding shape and proportion), only because it seems to have become mainstream. The cartier santos design looks better in 35mm. And you seem to think a lot about if you are perceived as masculine or feminine.

[@mark_n_r]

Don't buy at an AD, buy second hand (if at all). Have you ever tried selling one of those... GOOD LUCK !!!

[@guszam1036]

it should be easy, is a very desired watch in the comunity

[@mark_n_r]

@@guszam1036 Should be but isn't. Don't take my word for it, try and sell one yourself.

[@saucelikemayo]

I bought a medium santos brand new from an AD not too long ago and I bought it for £500 more than second hand price. Must be crazy to try save £500 and get second hand. Ps the price of these are just going to go up and up in the near future as everyone has had enough of paying absurd prices for Rolex in the second hand market. End of April Cartier will increase their price by 10% as they have last year and the year before. They are catching on the fact that their watch models are the next best thing after a Rolex.

[@ticktology]

Not a fan of the blue dial. I feel it’s not as legible & ruins the classic look of a Santos. I’d go with a white dial for sure.

[@JLUnit416]

I tried on a green dial last year, agree that legibility isn't to my liking. I find if the light doesn't catch it just right, the Roman numerals can disappear at certain angles and the green turns black.

[@wristopia4101]

There is no such thing as a Mid Size Gents watch. Sizing and gender need to be separated at this point IMO. Back in the good old days 'Mid Size' was what Rolex called watches 'Gents' bought for their sons ; )

[@jeanlefranc3817]

Err… no.

[@Stona999]

This watch looks like a fish out of water with anything other than a suit and tie. Way too dressy for 99% of life.

[@TheEnglishWatch]

I’m currently wearing it with jeans and a sweat shirt.

[@continuum4]

This watch is wearable in almost all situations and if you disagree you’re overthinking it

[@Casa1000]

You must only wear pants and a vest in your downtime?

[@mark_n_r]

@@TheEnglishWatch you can wear it wearing a tutu, his point is still valid.

[@Makta972]

I hate the misaligned screws on this watch face... Looks cheap like a Hublot