New Cartier Watches - Summer Has Never Been So Stylish

For summer 2007 Cartier has developed three exclusively styled watch models - 21 Chronoscaph, Santos 100, and Roadster. The impressive look of the new Cartier watches is enhanced by stylish straps in toile de voile or rubber. The watches for the summer collection are developed in steel and catch imagination due to their successful colors - black and white, coral and blue.

The new Cartier Santos 100 has been designed in two versions - a feminine and a masculine one. Each version of the Cartier watch reveals a mat white dial with metallic or black numerals, studded with steel. The screws on the bezel add robustness to the watch's look. The bezel is surrounded by black or white rubber that also encases the links of the watch's bracelet.

The large-sized model of the Santos 100 has a steel case with steel bezel covered in black rubber, while the medium-sized model has the bezel covered in white rubber. The large and medium models of the Santos 100 also display other differences. You may compare the timepieces according their major characteristics:

• The Cartier Santos 100 created in large size:
  • the watch provides hours, minutes and seconds functions
  • it features the original octagonal-shaped crown in steel and facetted black rubber
  • the watch's s silvered opaline dial sports black Roman numerals
  • its phosphorescent sword-like hands are crafted in black oxidized steel
  • the watch goes on a black or white rubber bracelet with pin buckle
  • in the heart of the timepiece there beats an automatic mechanical movement, Cartier 049 caliber
• The Cartier Santos 100 created in medium size:
  • the timepiece provides the same functions
  • the crown of the watch is crafted in steel and facetted white rubber
  • the dial of the watch displays rhodium-plated applied Roman numerals
  • phosphorescent, sword-like hands are rhodium-plated
  • the timepiece is powered by an automatic mechanical movement, Cartier 076 calibre

The Santos 100 watches are 100-meter water-resistant.

The new Cartier Roadster watch is a rather small-sized timepiece available in limited edition. It is created in exclusive summer style as a refined accessory for ladies. The hour hands move around the coral pink or sky blue dial with white central part. The Roadster's designers also opted for stripes in candy-like color to embellish the dial. The timepiece is secured to the wrist with a steel bracelet or a white toile de voile strap with stitches that add to the overall harmony.

The Cartier Roadster is housed in a steel case featuring a fluted steel crown. Besides the conventional hours and minutes, the watch displays the date function at 3 o'clock. The dial with sunburst-effect reveals Roman numerals and phosphorescent, rhodium-plated sword-like hands. The watch's sapphire crystal is provided with a date magnifier. The model is driven by a quartz movement, Cartier 688 caliber. The timepiece boasts 100-meter water-resistance.

The new Cartier 21 Chronoscaph watch is a moderately sized timepiece for ladies who prefer active lifestyle. The chronograph model is presented in a polished steel case measuring 32 mm. You will notice the Cartier double C monogram stamped on the watch's black or white dial completed with phosphorescent markers. The steel bracelet is composed of links with black or white rubber edges.

Besides the hours and minutes functions, the timepiece features the seconds sub-dial at 6 o'clock and the date function at 4 o'clock. The distinctive screw-down crown of the Cartier 21 Chronoscaph reveals a black or white rubber cabochon. The watch's big sword-like hands are crafted in phosphorescent, rhodium-plated steel. -Its sapphire crystal has the date magnifier. The overall image of the timepiece is finely completed with an articulated bracelet developed from black or white rubber with satin-finish steel inserts. The timepiece is powered by a quartz chronograph movement, Cartier 471 caliber. It is 100-meter water-resistant.