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1 week agoThe Best Watches of December
Three redesigned watches blend modernist design with practical everyday wear: Mondaine Globe Table Clock, Ressence Type 3 MN collaboration, and Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Classic.
The Cartier Santos watch was first created as a one-off for celebrated aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. The Brazilian bon vivant and adventurer specialized in dirigibles, and he is also acknowledged as among the very first to pilot a heavier-than-air machine. In 1901 Santos-Dumont became a household name when he flew a powered dirigible around the Eiffel Tower. Archives Cartier Paris Numa Blanc Fils Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian dandy and aviation pioneer.