Cartier · Collection
Pasha de Cartier
A hinged cover over the crown and a grid over the dial. Two details that are easy to draw and hard to make, and they decide the watch.
A hinged cover over the crown and a grid over the dial. Two details that are easy to draw and hard to make, and they decide the watch.
Two mechanisms decide it: the hinged cover over the crown, which has to close squarely and stay shut, and the grid over the dial, which has to sit level with the crystal. Almost every copy gets the shape right and those two wrong. The 41 mm is the automatic and reads as a sports watch; the 35 mm is the size the design was drawn at. From $429 with shipping included. We send a short video of the cover being worked before dispatch.
Almost every Pasha copy gets the shape right and the mechanism wrong. The crown sits under a hinged cover attached by a small arm, and that cover has to close squarely, sit flush with the case and stay shut when the watch is worn. A cover that stands proud, or springs open when you turn your wrist, is the first thing an owner notices and the last thing a photograph shows.
The second detail is the grid: four bars over the dial, sitting level with the crystal and aligned to the case. When the bars are set too high they cast shadows that move as the watch does; when they are set too low they look painted on. Both are visible in a side-on photograph, so our QC set always includes one.
The 41 mm is the automatic and the one most buyers want. The 35 mm is the size the design was drawn at, and the smaller references are quartz, which makes them thinner. Case-back screws are the third check: they should be aligned rather than merely tightened, because that is how the case was finished.
Two are mechanisms, two are alignment, one is the bracelet.
Closes squarely, sits flush, stays shut. Ask for a short video of the cover if you plan to wear it daily.
Level with the crystal, centered on the dial, even spacing. High bars cast moving shadows; low bars look printed.
Aligned rather than merely tight, sitting flush in their bores.
The first link should meet the case without a step, and the clasp should close on the bracelet line.
The automatic needs room. A case that is too thin has usually lost the movement spacer, which shows up as a loose movement later.
Movement family is stated per size by the line. We do not extend it to sizes the line is silent about.
| Reference | Case | Movement | Bracelet | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 mm — no ref published | 41 mm steel | Automatic, 2892 type | Steel bracelet | $449 |
| 41 mm — no ref published | 41 mm steel and gold | Automatic, 2892 type | Two-tone bracelet | $469 |
| WSPA0012 | 35 mm steel | Quartz on smaller sizes | Steel bracelet | $429 |
Checked on 2026-10-19 · reference numbers from dealer listings · prices include shipping · sample figures for layout review
This family is not part of the Santos competition, so the question is condition, not workshop.
| Line | What it covers here | Where it stands | We quote it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| AF / CR | Both sizes | Only line listing the Pasha we can verify | Always, for this family |
| BV | Santos only | Does not list Pasha references | Not quoted here |
| GF | Santos only | Does not list Pasha references | Not quoted here |
Closed, half open and open, plus a short video of the cover being worked. This is the frame that matters.
From the side and at a low angle, so the bar height above the dial can be judged.
Tag, card and case back, with the screws visible in the same frame.
On a good build it clicks shut and stays shut. We send a video of the actual watch working the cover before dispatch, because this is the one part a still photograph cannot prove.
41 mm is the automatic and reads as a sports watch. 35 mm is the size the design was drawn at and wears like a dress watch. Above a 7 inch wrist the 35 mm looks small.
No. It is part of the crystal assembly, and removing it is not something we would do.
The 41 mm is automatic. Smaller references are quartz, which is what keeps them thin.
We do not claim water resistance on any watch we sell, and we would not swim in one. The cover protects the crown, not the case.
Two to four days to confirm, seven to twelve days in transit. QC photographs and the cover video come before dispatch.