Cartier Santos Galbee Gilt with its reversing design functioning

with its reversing design functioning perfectly

is certainly a known name in the world of watches - particularly in collecting circles

in which UH-1D Huey pilots rain death upon unsuspecting Viet Cong while Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” blares from the speakers

It comes paired to a rubber strap with flames that echo the film’s poster and a Swatch-signed pin buckle

again reminiscent of the military watches of the days before

Cartier Santos Galbee Gilt with its reversing design functioningThe Tank isnt the only prominent wrist watch from luxury powerhouse Cartier. Predating the Tank Louis by nearly two decades, the original Santos model was designed in 1904, and has seen any number of iterations in the past century including a brilliant revival in recent years. Available in quartz, hand wound and automatic varieties in different metals and configurations, its an important historical model and one of the maisons finest creations. This