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Cartier Santos de Cartier Large

Maker
Cartier
Year
1904 (original); modern Santos relaunched 2018
Rank
66 of 100

Cartier Santos de Cartier Large

Cartier Santos de Cartier Large by Cartier (1904 (original); modern Santos relaunched 2018) is ranked 66 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It carried a market asking price of $9,200 in June 2026, which is not a sale. The Santos is the first purpose-built men's wristwatch (1904) and Cartier's flagship sports-luxe model with exposed screws.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The Santos is the first purpose-built men's wristwatch (1904) and Cartier's flagship sports-luxe model with exposed screws.

Santos de Cartier Large, steel, black dial (WSSA0039)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$9,200
Kind
Market asking price, not a sale
Date
June 2026

Chrono24 new unworn Santos Large black dial (WSSA0039) ~$9,200-$10,850; blue-dial WSSA0030 from ~$6,440.

This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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2026-08-08