An iconic piece of Optical Art, masterfully done with the utmost craftsmanship of "Cartier-Paris", an endearing tribute to legendary hero and aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont.

Original Cartier Santos Dumont sunglasses fitted with smokey brown custom TR-90 lenses, size 130-58[16], stem to stem inside width 150mm.

TR-90 Nylon is a modern, ultra-performant material, which combines the advantages of polycarbonate and CR-39 lenses resulting in never before seen optical clarity. Nylon lenses have an outstanding shock resistance while being extremely lightweight and do not crack when drilled, making them perfect for any frame shape.

Entirely hand made double bridge frame, heavily yellow gold filled, sumptuously embellished with the famous Santos-Dumont Platinum accents (faux screw heads), equipped with proprietary design spring hinges, all in a world class Ultra Aviator frame architecture.

In impeccable condition, all jeweller's hallmarks present, with engraved serial number, comes in quality NON-CARTIER hard case.

Truly a piece of jewellery for the face, a superlative "Haute Couture" item of perennial design, in one word... CARTIER!

Estimated value $1500-$1600, offered here for collection price.


A bit of history on Alberto Santos-Dumont:

"Alberto Santos-Dumont (Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, he dedicated himself to aeronautical study and experimentation in Paris, where he spent most of his adult life. He designed, built, and flew the first powered airships and won the Deutsch Prize in 1901, when he flew around the Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, becoming one of the most famous people in the world in the early 20th century.

Santos-Dumont then progressed to powered heavier-than-air machines and on 23 October 1906 flew about 60 metres at a height of two to three metres with the fixed-wing 14-bis (also dubbed the Oiseau de Proie—"bird of prey") at the Bagatelle Gamefield in Paris, taking off unassisted by an external launch system. On 12 November in front of a crowd, he flew 220 metres at a height of six metres. These were the first heavier-than-air flights certified by the Aeroclub of France, the first such flights officially witnessed by an aeronautics recordkeeping body, and the first of their kind recognised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.

Santos-Dumont is a national hero in Brazil, where it is popularly held that he preceded the Wright brothers in demonstrating a practical aeroplane; numerous roads, plazas, schools, monuments, and airports there are dedicated to him, and his name is inscribed on the Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1931 until his suicide in 1932."


Note: We will replace the nose-pads with new ones if needed, also, the temple stems can be easily reshaped at the optician during the lens replacement.

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