Make: Cartier
Model: Santos Octagon
Reference: 187902
Year: Late 1980s
Movement: Automatic
Box & Papers: Original Cartier Box
Case: Stainless Steel & 18ct Yellow Gold
Dial: White dial with black Roman numerals
Bracelet / Strap: Integrated Stainless Steel & 18ct Yellow Gold Cartier Bracelet
Condition: Excellent Neo-Vintage Condition
Warranty: 12 Month Robin Henry Watches Warranty
The Santos Collectors Are Starting to Notice
The Iconic Legacy
The Santos is one of the foundations of Cartier watchmaking, but not every chapter of its history is equally familiar.
The Santos Octagon belongs to a particularly interesting period. Produced during the 1980s, it took the established Santos language of exposed screws, an integrated bracelet and Roman numeral dial and framed it with an unusual eight-sided bezel.
The result feels unmistakably Cartier, but it is far less commonly encountered than the square Santos designs most people know.
This late-1980s reference 187902 combines stainless steel with 18ct yellow gold, giving it exactly the sort of two-tone character that defined luxury watch design during the period. More than three decades later, it has aged remarkably well.
Why You’ll Love It
Rare late-1980s Santos Octagon
Reference 187902
Stainless steel and 18ct yellow gold construction
Integrated Cartier bracelet
Classic white Roman numeral dial
Automatic movement
Original Cartier box
Excellent neo-vintage condition
A much less obvious Cartier than the familiar Tank or square Santos
The Octagon is one of those watches that makes more sense the longer you spend around vintage Cartier.
At first glance, everything is familiar: Roman numerals, exposed screws, two-tone bracelet and that unmistakable Cartier approach to proportion. Then you notice the bezel.
Eight sides completely change the personality of the watch.
It gives the Octagon a slightly sharper, more architectural feel than the traditional Santos while retaining the elegance that makes these smaller neo-vintage Cartier watches so enjoyable to wear.
Collectors have increasingly started looking beyond the obvious Cartier references, and watches such as the Octagon are benefiting from that attention. They’re unusual, genuinely period-specific and still available at prices that feel remarkably sensible when you consider the design, precious-metal content and relative scarcity.
Iconic Status
For a long time, collecting Cartier meant concentrating on a relatively small group of established designs. The Tank, Santos and eventually the Crash dominated the conversation.
That has changed.
As interest in vintage and neo-vintage Cartier has grown, collectors have started exploring the quieter corners of the catalogue. The Octagon sits squarely in that territory.
It isn’t rare because someone has manufactured a story around it. You simply don’t encounter many of them, particularly examples that have survived in this sort of condition.
For the collector who already understands Cartier, that makes the reference 187902 considerably more interesting than its price might initially suggest.
Ready to Make It Yours?
Visit us at our home inside Martin & Martin, 30 High Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
This late-1980s Cartier Santos Octagon reference 187902 is presented in excellent neo-vintage condition and accompanied by its original Cartier box. Its combination of stainless steel, 18ct yellow gold and the distinctive octagonal bezel makes it a particularly interesting survivor from this period of Cartier production.
All major debit and credit cards accepted securely via our website
Bank transfers
Cash payments welcomed by arrangement
Secure email payment links
Apple Pay and all major debit and credit cards accepted in store
In person card payments available in store and by private appointment
Book a private appointment via our website
An unusual Cartier from a period collectors are finally beginning to explore, and a reminder that some of the most interesting watches in the catalogue aren’t necessarily the most famous.
Make: Cartier
Model: Santos Octagon
Reference: 187902
Year: Late 1980s
Movement: Automatic
Box & Papers: Original Cartier Box
Case: Stainless Steel & 18ct Yellow Gold
Dial: White dial with black Roman numerals
Bracelet / Strap: Integrated Stainless Steel & 18ct Yellow Gold Cartier Bracelet
Condition: Excellent Neo-Vintage Condition
Warranty: 12 Month Robin Henry Watches Warranty
The Santos Collectors Are Starting to Notice
The Iconic Legacy
The Santos is one of the foundations of Cartier watchmaking, but not every chapter of its history is equally familiar.
The Santos Octagon belongs to a particularly interesting period. Produced during the 1980s, it took the established Santos language of exposed screws, an integrated bracelet and Roman numeral dial and framed it with an unusual eight-sided bezel.
The result feels unmistakably Cartier, but it is far less commonly encountered than the square Santos designs most people know.
This late-1980s reference 187902 combines stainless steel with 18ct yellow gold, giving it exactly the sort of two-tone character that defined luxury watch design during the period. More than three decades later, it has aged remarkably well.
Why You’ll Love It
Rare late-1980s Santos Octagon
Reference 187902
Stainless steel and 18ct yellow gold construction
Integrated Cartier bracelet
Classic white Roman numeral dial
Automatic movement
Original Cartier box
Excellent neo-vintage condition
A much less obvious Cartier than the familiar Tank or square Santos
The Octagon is one of those watches that makes more sense the longer you spend around vintage Cartier.
At first glance, everything is familiar: Roman numerals, exposed screws, two-tone bracelet and that unmistakable Cartier approach to proportion. Then you notice the bezel.
Eight sides completely change the personality of the watch.
It gives the Octagon a slightly sharper, more architectural feel than the traditional Santos while retaining the elegance that makes these smaller neo-vintage Cartier watches so enjoyable to wear.
Collectors have increasingly started looking beyond the obvious Cartier references, and watches such as the Octagon are benefiting from that attention. They’re unusual, genuinely period-specific and still available at prices that feel remarkably sensible when you consider the design, precious-metal content and relative scarcity.
Iconic Status
For a long time, collecting Cartier meant concentrating on a relatively small group of established designs. The Tank, Santos and eventually the Crash dominated the conversation.
That has changed.
As interest in vintage and neo-vintage Cartier has grown, collectors have started exploring the quieter corners of the catalogue. The Octagon sits squarely in that territory.
It isn’t rare because someone has manufactured a story around it. You simply don’t encounter many of them, particularly examples that have survived in this sort of condition.
For the collector who already understands Cartier, that makes the reference 187902 considerably more interesting than its price might initially suggest.
Ready to Make It Yours?
Visit us at our home inside Martin & Martin, 30 High Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
This late-1980s Cartier Santos Octagon reference 187902 is presented in excellent neo-vintage condition and accompanied by its original Cartier box. Its combination of stainless steel, 18ct yellow gold and the distinctive octagonal bezel makes it a particularly interesting survivor from this period of Cartier production.
All major debit and credit cards accepted securely via our website
Bank transfers
Cash payments welcomed by arrangement
Secure email payment links
Apple Pay and all major debit and credit cards accepted in store
In person card payments available in store and by private appointment
Book a private appointment via our website
An unusual Cartier from a period collectors are finally beginning to explore, and a reminder that some of the most interesting watches in the catalogue aren’t necessarily the most famous.
