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Panthère de Cartier

A bracelet with a watch in it. The Panthère is judged on how the links move and how the polished edges catch light, not on the dial.

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QuartzMovement
Panthère de Cartier, steel brick bracelet
In short

Is the Panthère a watch or a bracelet?

Both, and that is the point. The Panthère is a jewelry watch: flat brick links on pins, polished edges cut rather than machined, and a dial small enough at 22 mm that the printing has to be judged at two times life size. The Panthere de Cartier watch price here starts at $399 on steel because the bracelet, not the movement, is the product. It comes in 22 mm and 27 mm, steel or two-tone. We check articulation by letting the bracelet hang from the case, and photograph it flat and hanging before dispatch.

The bracelet

Brick links that have to move like a bracelet

The Panthère is a jewelry watch, and that changes what a good one is. A round watch can hide a stiff bracelet behind a good dial. Here the bracelet is the product: flat brick links, articulated on pins, with polished edges that should look cut rather than machined. Pick one up and let it hang — if it holds a shape like a bent bar, the articulation is too tight.

Rattle is the other failure. Loose links feel cheap in the hand and get looser with wear, so the check is the same as for any bracelet: hold the case and let the bracelet drop, then listen. A quiet, smooth fall is right.

At 22 mm the dial is small enough that printing quality matters more than anything on it, and the polished edges of the links are what the eye actually reads. At 27 mm there is room for the dial to be judged normally. Steel, two-tone and full gold are quoted separately because the plating thickness differs, and two-tone is the one where the color match between the steel and the gold has to be checked in daylight.

Panthère bracelet links and clasp
The references

Three configurations

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Five things decide a Panthère

Four of the five are bracelet checks. That is not an accident.

01

Link articulation

Hold the case and let the bracelet hang. It should fall smoothly, link by link, without holding a bent shape.

02

Polished edges

Cut, not machined. A rounded edge looks soft in raking light and is the fastest way to date the watch.

03

Dial printing at 22 mm

Small dial, thin printing. The wordmark and the minute track are the parts to look at first.

04

Plating tone

Two-tone has to match between the steel and the gold. Judged in daylight, not under shop lighting.

05

Clasp and case join

The clasp should close square with the bracelet line, and the first link should meet the case without a step.

Reference table

Sizes and references

Four references across two sizes. Metals are stated per reference by the line.

ReferenceCaseMovementBraceletPrice
W4PN000722 mm steelHigh-grade quartzSteel brick bracelet$399
WJPN006722 mm yellow gold, smallQuartzBrick link braceletOn enquiry
WGPN000931 mm yellow goldQuartzBrick link braceletOn enquiry
W2PN000622 mm steel and goldHigh-grade quartzTwo-tone brick bracelet$429
W2PN000722 mm steel and goldHigh-grade quartzTwo-tone brick bracelet$439
W3PN000627 mm steelHigh-grade quartzSteel brick bracelet$449

Full gold and diamond-set references are quoted per order: plating thickness and stone setting change the price and have to be confirmed against the batch.

Checked on 2026-10-19 · reference numbers from dealer listings · prices include shipping · sample figures for layout review

Supply lines

One line builds the Panthère

The Santos workshops do not list this family. That makes the choice simpler and the inspection more important.

LineWhat it covers hereWhere it standsWe quote it when
AF / CRAll four references on this pageOnly line listing the Panthère we can verifyAlways, for this family
BVSantos onlyDoes not list Panthère referencesNot quoted here
GFSantos onlyDoes not list Panthère referencesNot quoted here
Before dispatch

What we photograph on every Panthère

Bracelet

Laid flat, then hanging from the case, so the articulation and the link edges are both visible.

Dial

Straight on at two times life size. At 22 mm this is the only way to judge the printing.

Codes

Tag, card and case back, plus the clasp mark. Three matching codes or the watch goes back.

QC sets published so far →

Questions

Panthère, answered

22 or 27 mm?

22 mm is a jewelry size: it sits between the wrist bones and reads as a bracelet. 27 mm reads as a watch and is the size to take if you want to read it at a glance.

Will the bracelet pull hair?

A well-made brick bracelet should not. If links are too loose at the joints they catch; that is one of the things we check in the hand before dispatch.

Steel, two-tone or gold?

Steel is the everyday answer. Two-tone is the one where color matching matters, because the gold tone has to sit against bare steel. Full gold is quoted per order.

Can links be removed?

Yes, the bracelet sizes with removable links. Tell us your wrist measurement in the order notes and we size it before shipping.

Is it a men's watch?

It is sold as a women's watch but the 27 mm wears like a small dress watch on any wrist. The 22 mm is the one that reads as jewelry.

How long does it take?

Two to four days to confirm, seven to twelve days in transit. QC photographs before dispatch.

Is this the Panthère de Cartier dupe people mean?

If by dupe you mean the same brick bracelet on a plated case, yes. What it is not: solid gold, and the page says so. The bracelet articulation is the part worth judging, so we photograph it hanging from the case.

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