White Gold
Santos-Dumont 78097 — White Gold
1978
Rare white-gold version: three-body 25 × 25 mm case with eight-pin polished bezel, octagonal sapphire cabochon crown, long welded lugs, painted Roman numerals, secret signature at VII and blued épée hands. Signed Cartier Paris; example dated 1978, case no. 780971744.
Five-digit reference engraved on the caseback followed by a sequential serial, per HODINKEE’s 1970s guide. Dials of this era are signed “Paris” (sold through Paris and London) or “Swiss” (sold through New York).
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Identifying details
Variants of 78097
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow Gold | Undated |
| Yellow Gold · Yellow Gold, Paris Dial | Undated |
| Yellow Gold · Yellow Gold, Swiss Dial | Undated |
| White GoldCurrent | 1978 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 78097
- Production
- 1978
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Case diameter
- 25 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- ETA 2512 — Catalogued as “cal. 2512”
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
Movement
ETA 2512
Small 7¾-ligne manual-wind calibre; found in Tank Louis ref. 78086 and in a 1975 New York-retailed Tank L.C. (there signed Bueche-Girod).
Manual winding · 17 jewels