deltatahoe Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 so i've been eyeing the cartier santos 100; i like it because i think the white dial makes for a dressy watch. there has been lots of discussion about the xlarge 44mm size santos 100 (including flaws such as swiss made spacing, clasp problems, strap quality, etc), but i just noticed that joshua is offering the medium 38mm size santos 100 with the correct swiss made spacing and a new clasp. i have somewhat smaller wrists, and i'm thinking the 38mm size might actually lend itself to being a dressier watch than the 44mm size. any thoughts? anybody pulled the trigger on the new 38mm version yet? if so, pictures and/or comments about the size, strap quality, etc would be great... dt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I may be wrong, but I do not believe there is a 38mm version? Anyone else know about this?? -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 i'm pretty positive that there is a 38mm genuine version -- if you go to cartier's website, they offer the santos 100 in both a 'medium' size and an 'extra large' size. after a quick google search, i found the 38mm on overstock.com of all places: http://www.overstock.com/sm-cartier-santos...5_ti-82124.html dt I may be wrong, but I do not believe there is a 38mm version? Anyone else know about this?? -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimside11 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Last Friday night I tried on the Santos 100 medium (38mm) TT at Cartier in the Wynn in Vegas. Very nice watch. Too bad it didn't have a deployant clasp for that kind of money (5600USD). I really think that the rep will be one of my next purchases. I also tried on the bigger one but it looked much too big on my wrist. I haven't compared the two directly, but the rep looks like it does justice to the gen. Give it a shot and tell us what you think. I'd get it now, but after trying on so many watches, it's down the priority list somewhat. current list: PAM 120 blue dial 40mm VC Overseas Omega Planet Ocean Cartier Santos 100 medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Last Friday night I tried on the Santos 100 medium (38mm) TT at Cartier in the Wynn in Vegas. Very nice watch. Too bad it didn't have a deployant clasp for that kind of money (5600USD). I really think that the rep will be one of my next purchases. I also tried on the bigger one but it looked much too big on my wrist. I haven't compared the two directly, but the rep looks like it does justice to the gen. Give it a shot and tell us what you think. I'd get it now, but after trying on so many watches, it's down the priority list somewhat. current list: PAM 120 blue dial 40mm VC Overseas Omega Planet Ocean Cartier Santos 100 medium Did cartier change the size of the big model? I haven't measured my "2004" model but it seems like it's no bigger than 42mm. The cartier Santos rep is at least as accurate as the PAM 120 and the VC overseas IMO, and about in line w/ the PO so I see no reason to remove it from your list. BTW, where can you get the 38mm rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bres3000 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 'deltatahoe' date=Jun 21 2006, 10:02 PM' post='73360] there has been lots of discussion about the xlarge 44mm size santos 100 (including flaws such as swiss made spacing, clasp problems, strap quality, etc), but i just noticed that joshua is offering the medium 38mm size santos 100 with the correct swiss made spacing and a new clasp. i have somewhat smaller wrists, and i'm thinking the 38mm size might actually lend itself to being a dressier watch than the 44mm size. I was curious about that so I asked. Josh told me that the 38mm was mislabeled and should read "42mm" although I see it hasn't been changed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmena Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Medium size is 36 and not 38 mm. Seen in a couple of places iin the internet. Medium size is 36 and not 38 mm. Seen in a couple of places iin the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrinaustin Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 I tried on both yesterday in the Cartier store in Nassau. I prefered the medium size. I have a few PAMs, 44 mm and 45 mm, so I'm a fan of bigger watches, but the medium size just seems more proportionate (sp?). This will be my next rep in stainless and gold with the stainless and gold bracelet. I think it's a great looking watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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