Cartier “Santos Droit” Wristwatch
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"In 1904, the Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his
friend Louis Cartier that while he was flying with both hands on the
controls, it was impossible to read the time on his pocket watch. Soon
afterwards, Cartier sent him a prototype of a wristwatch. It was sold
from 1911 as the Santos, and was the first watch with the bracelet
attachment horns integrated into the case. These integrated horns made
it the first modern wristwatch for men."I think I was pointed that way by an innocent remark in a New Yorker piece posted here a couple of weeks ago. Doing tab cleaning, saved it here ;-).