As you might already know, my Cartier Santos Galbée XL Replica is one of my favorite watches. I think a Cartier watch should always be a little smaller than average with a white/silver dial and black Roman numerals. My Galbée XL is precisely that. On the other hand, the current large Cartier Santos in green or blue is all but that.
The story of the all-steel Cartier Santos with its magnificent bracelet started about 45 years ago. That’s when Cartier introduced the modern re-interpretation of the original Santos Dumont.It now has that divisive polished bezel that flows into the brushed bracelet instead of being square like before.
Tinted and colorful gradient dials
As I’m already quite familiar with the current Cartier Replica Watches case, I was immediately drawn to those colored dials.You need quite a powerful light source to make the colors pop. I even struggled to recognize the colors in the pictures I took during the press presentation. I’m not saying that this is a bad thing, though.
That dark hue is obtained by manually applying a tinted layer of lacquer over the dial. On top of that, the colors have a nice gradient to them. They start lighter in the middle of the dial and deepen towards the edges, so it’s obvious that the darker look is what the Cartier Replica Watches Discount Forum designers were going for. The effect reminds me of the paint that BMW used on its cars.
Can you spot the color?
In that respect, we’ve deliberately tried to make the photos in this article look as realistic as possible.That’s why, unlike in press pictures, you might even struggle to see which color the dial is in some of the images. And that’s precisely how you feel in real life sometimes when you’re wearing the Santos on your wrist. This characteristic can be seen as a feature since this dark hue suits the Cheapest Cartier Replica Watches very well.
I was afraid that the colors would be too bright because I didn’t think that would suit the style of the watch. But again, there’s no need to be scared of that. Sometimes, it even almost looks like these new dials are entirely black. And that’s when it seems like an inverted version of the classic white Cartier Replica Watches Lowest Prices dials with black Roman numerals.I’m a big fan of that design, and I prefer it over these blue and green dials. That said, I enjoy these colored dials a lot more than I expected.
Yes, it’s large, but…
Now, let’s talk about that large size. I’ve said it before, and I’ll repeat it; a square watch is hard to judge on its measurements alone. My Cartier Santos Galbée XL Replica Watches Ebay is 32mm wide. In theory, that makes it smaller than the current medium size, which is 35mm wide. And yes, there’s a noticeable difference in dial size.The current medium model measures just under 42mm from lug to lug, whereas my XL is 45.5mm long. So in practice, both watches wear pretty similarly on my 17cm wrist.
The large Santos lives up to its name. It’s almost 40mm wide, so it’s much bigger than the medium size. But again, the lug-to-lug distance of 47.5mm isn’t the longest in the world. So this Santos looks like a big watch on my wrist, but it still curves nicely around it. There’s no overhang from these lugs whatsoever. Large wouldn’t be the size I’d pick, but it looks manageable on my wrist.What also helps is the dark dial, which always makes a watch look smaller compared to a lighter-colored dial.
A nice surprise
In conclusion, the large Cartier Santos Fake Watches Sale with the green and blue dials positively surprised me. The colors are not audacious and daring as the brand mentions in its press release. But that’s good because Cartier matched the colors perfectly with the Santos’s classy and sporty style. The date at six is something I could live without, but it’s not as disturbing as the date at four-thirty on my Galbée XL.
I still prefer my more classically styled Santos Galbée XL, and I’d go for the current medium size if I had to choose a new one. But I enjoyed the colorful dials much more than I thought I would. Cartier Replica Store designers tried to do something new for the Santos with these colors, and they executed it perfectly. It shows me that I should avoid always choosing classic designs and perhaps choose a more daring option in the future.
