Cartier Santos Octagon 2965 'Slate Grey / Ghost Dial' Rolex Datejust 1601 No Lume Dial In 1904 the Cartier brand

In 1904 the Cartier brand was even named "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers" by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

which was specially designed for this model and has been supplied since its introduction

and silver dials

- Groene Rolex factory sticker op de achterdeksel

and in 1894

Cartier Santos Octagon 2965 'Slate Grey / Ghost Dial' Rolex Datejust 1601 No Lume Dial In 1904 the Cartier brandCartier Santos Octagon 2965 'Grey Ghost' The Cartier Santos was designed by Louis Cartier in the year 1904. He created this for his good friend Alberto Santos Dumont, a Brazilian aviation pioneer. Before that time, many watches and pocket watches were round in shape. But the Cartier Santos was given a more outspoken design, which was a square case with screws in the bezel. About 70 years later, these two designs would be introduced together by Gerald