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I tried but could not purchase a 2nd Rolex. I called my AD and a few others locally in Toronto, no luck at all and they won’t even put me in a waiting list.
I am now thinking of a Cartier Santos Large (40mm). A watch with white dial would compliment my existing Submariner. What do you guys think of the Santos? I know this is a Rolex forum but I am sure many of you are watch connoisseurs. |
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Santos is a classic. Good choice. Will compliment a sub nicely.
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Which watch are you looking at for your second Rolex?
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I have the santos you mentioned and it’s fantastic!
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I have the santos you mentioned and it’s fantastic!
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I certainly want a Daytona Panda or the Hulk but since they are impossible to get, I will settle with the Kermit.
Do you know if it is hard to get a Santos Large? I plan to go to a Cartier boutique to check it out. |
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It should be easy to get a Santos; there are a lot of great options. Easy strap change, great story, adjustable links without a tool, strap monster...so many good things to say about the Santos.
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I own the Santos in medium and I can without a doubt say this is a contender for a "one watch collection." The ability to quickly remove the bracelet and put on a strap makes this easy to wear in any situation, formal to sporty.
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Good plan santos is an icon.
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+1 Santos
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Hopefully I can get a discount.
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I picked up the Santos medium. It is super comfortable. and I really enjoy mine. As for discount, I don't think you can get one but couldn't hurt to ask
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I passed by a Cartier store this week so I went in to look at the watches. The white-dial large Santos is great and it comes with both metal bracelet and calfskin strap.
Unfortunately, if I want a black strap, it would be an alligator strap and costs a few hundred more. How is the calfskin strap? How is it compared to the alligator strap? Is the alligator strap worth the extra money? |
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Deployant?
Not sure what this is. |
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Just posted this on another topic, but I want Cartier to release a steel ADLC bracelet to match my full ADLC Santos. Pleeeeease Cartier, pleeeeeeaase!!!
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You can’t go wrong with an iconic sports watch in your collection…….
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My wrist is only 6.5 inches. My other watch is a 40mm Submariner and it looks great for my wrist.
Hope my wrist is not too small for the Santos-Large. |
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I’ve never liked the Santos.
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A true classic and great choice for sure.
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Great choice OP. I’ve been meaning to get over to the Cartier boutique again
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How do you, Santos owners, deal with scratches on your Santos?
I have scratches in my SS Submariner (7-8 years old) and they don’t bother me at all. Are scratches more apparent in the Santos? I read that Santos is impossible to polish. I also saw the new Santos PVD in the store but I still prefer the classic white dial in large format. |
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Santos is an outstanding watch with the best bracelet adjustment and strap change system in the business. I have a number of straps to change the look. Here are a few.
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Santos is a classic, for sure. I’m partial to the medium since it doesn’t have a date function. Just think about why you want it first. Has it always been a watch you want, or are you settling?
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I always like the Santos. I had the Santos-100 many years ago but unfortunately, I lost the watch. The older Santos was more chunky than it is now but I thoroughly enjoyed the watch.
My current watch is a no-date Submariner (114060). It has a black dial so I would like my 2nd watch to be white dial. I would like another Rolex but they are impossible to get these days. While doing research of the new Santos, I came across the Santos PVD. It then reminded me that the classic, white-dial Santos was and still is a scratch magnet (Santos-100 and the new Santos). With my OCD which is getting worse and worse these years, I am concerned. This is why I asked the question. |
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I found the large is more sporty. I tried it in a Cartier store and it looks great; it is not much bigger than my Submariner
I am now concerned about scratches on the bezel and the bezel-surround. |
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I just purchased this, will arrive Tuesday! Thile wrist picture is from another member here. I think less scratch on ![]() the bezel with these type variants. You may want to check them out! ![]() ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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