Yellow Gold
Santos-Dumont 78097 — Yellow Gold
Undated
The usual metal. Yellow-gold examples catalogued circa 1970 and in the 1970s, 25 × 36 mm including lugs, with white enamel dial.
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).
Identifying details
Variants of 78097
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow GoldCurrent | Undated |
| Yellow Gold · Yellow Gold, Paris Dial | Undated |
| Yellow Gold · Yellow Gold, Swiss Dial | Undated |
| White Gold | 1978 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 78097
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 25 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Cartier 78-1
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Cartier 78-1
Cartier-designated small hand-wound calibre, reported as ETA-based. Recorded in a 1970s Paris-signed Tank Louis and in the mechanical Must de Cartier Tank of the late 1970s.
Manual winding · 17 jewels