Circa 1911, Cartier Paris Bte S.G.D.G. Dial
Santos Droit — Circa 1911, Cartier Paris Bte S.G.D.G. Dial
24.5 × 34.5 mm case with white-metal bezel screws and Paris reference no. 5161; 10½-ligne, 18-jewel LeCoultre movement signed Cartier Paris. The patent-pending “Bte S.G.D.G.” dial marking points to early production.
No reference number; identified by its case form. Cases carry Paris stock numbers and the Edmond Jaeger punch. A 1914 example made by Cartier Paris for Cartier New York is published in Chaille & Cologni, The Cartier Collection: Timepieces (2006), p. 113, as cited by Sotheby’s.
Identifying details
- Screwed bezel
Bezel fixed by visible screws (eight on the Santos), a decorative signature as much as a fastening.
- “Paris” dial
Dial signed with the city name “Paris” at six o’clock.
- Breguet hands
Hands with hollow round “moon” tips.
- LeCoultre / Jaeger-LeCoultre movement
Movement made by LeCoultre (later Jaeger-LeCoultre).
Variants of Santos Droit
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Circa 1911, Cartier Paris Bte S.G.D.G. DialCurrent | c. 1911 |
| Circa 1915, Pink Gold Screws | c. 1915 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- No reference number
- Production
- c. 1911
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Silvered
- Text at 12
- Cartier
- Text at 6
- Paris Bte S.G.D.G.