I have the green santos watch and believe me if you have issues with the power reserve, I suggest you getting your watch checked by Cartier’s Service Centre. I faced the same issue and it turns out that the power reserve was the main culprit. My replacement watch works well and ticks on for 48 hrs.
Great video. I have the two tone medium. Overall I love the watch. The only thing I really dislike is the fact that they use a synthetic sapphire spinel on a $10k watch. Only the solid gold pieces get the genuine spinel. I would have preferred just a solid steel crown.
I have a Santos 100 model W20121U2, with the black rubber bezel, lumed hands, and rubber strap, and I love it. I get 42 hours+ from the power reserve if I let it sit after a full wind. I don’t have the jumping minute hand issue, but if I let it run down, I do usually have to pull the crown out to the set position and push it back in to get the watch going after hand winding.
I have a Cartier Tank XL which I purchased in May 2022 uses the same movement at your Cartier Santos and my piece does NOT have the issues you described. I wld sent it back to Cartier for a warranty issue.
Thank you! Awesome review. And to me, you ended it most appropriately, beautiful thought for a beautiful watch- yes this life brings scratches inside and outside just like the bezel. Scars can reveal character and absolutely be beautiful.
concerning the movement: when it runs out of power give it first some gentle shaking. Should help. Mine goes +3sec per day, so not bad. When I used to wear it constantly, it lost +1sec in a month, yes you heard right. but at the end of the day it's a Cartier, and one can enjoy the timeless design, wearability without the bling bling. Cheers
Funny how you mention “having the lume to read the time during a movie”😄 because frankly, that is pretty much the only place I usually need lume to read the time because anywhere else you can usually hold your watch somehow to get just enough ambient light to read it
I believe that the Santos winding issue is a feature of the watch that disengages the crown from the mechanics of the watch to prevent damage if there is any shock to the crown. On my Santos, after I give it a few turns, winding engages just fine.
@@Philtalkswatchesandmorenot relevant to the santos, but when I wind up my Rolex Explorer and old Explorer 2, the seconds hand doesn’t start moving until I give the watch a little shake. No big deal, it runs just fine after.
I believe the minutes hand jumps to match the exact time in accordance with your seconds hand. That's why you get approx half minute jump as your second hand is already at '30.
That’s interesting. I was going to say that mine does not jump like that when I push in the crown. But I always set the time with the seconds hand hacked at 0 because I’m OCD. So maybe that is it.
Agree with the issues/reliability of the movement. My 1.5yrs old Santos died on me and no longer winds via winding the crown or shaking it. Sent it in today for repairs under warranty. Hope it’s just a QC issue that will be resolved. The saving grace is the watch comes with 8 years warranty. Nonetheless, it’s a beautiful watch with a great history and I will be keeping it in my collection.
Strongly considering this as my next purchase. But the small one in two tone. I’m a little bothered about the power reserve being less than advertised, but setting a watch with no date is no biggie
Like you say I prefer the blue sword hands more than the lumed hands! 🙌 more classic and authentic. (But again choose what you wish everyone has a personal opinion)
My crown was loose straight from the box, didn't notice it until I get home from the boutique. The crown couldn't wind the power, it was just loose. Sent it back to claim warranty, they wouldn't admit their fault, they just wrote "regular servicing" lmao
Great watch , I just got Large Blue Dial in Japan while on vacation for a great price . I did think it was broken because it didn’t engage and start running when I adjusted the time . Lol
Tried on multiple times in different countries and boutiques. Hand action feels like a 20$ watch. Could never take seriously again and turned me off. Compare to Rolex, Omega even a Tissot and I found it so poor and cheap feel in comparison in relation to this point.
People tend to neglect/forgive this aspect since it’s a “Cartier”. But in my eye the brand is a true watch maker, issues like these should be easily fixed.
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Bought an XL during my last trip to Tokyo. It’s a beautiful & elegant timepiece 🤍 and I love how easy it is to switch out the bracelet. Thanks for a great review!
