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    Cartier Drive de Cartier

    Every reference with a known width takes the same strap size. Your reference is engraved on the case back or between the lugs at 6 o'clock.

    20 mm

    Not yet verified

    Attachment: spring bars

    40 mm case

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    20 mm
    Illustration drawn to scale: 40 mm case, 20 mm lugs

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    The Cartier Drive de Cartier takes a 20 mm strap: all 2 references with a known width use 20 mm.

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    The story · Since 2016

    The story of the Cartier Drive de Cartier

    In January 2016 Cartier, a house better known for watches worn by women, launched a cushion-shaped watch aimed squarely at men. Its dial guilloche copies the radiator grille of a vintage car and its crown is shaped like a bolt.
    1. January 2016 A men's watch from Cartier Cartier presented the Drive at SIHH 2016 in Geneva as a new shaped collection for men, with seven references including two complications.
    2. 2016 to 2021 A hero in the shadows The Drive arrived the year Cyrille Vigneron became CEO and refocused Cartier on women and heritage, leaving a men-only line with little marketing support.
    3. 2017 Extra-Flat and Moon Phases A year later Cartier added an Extra-Flat model under 7 mm thick on the hand-wound 430 MC, and a moonphase.

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    references in the launch collection at SIHH 2016

    Worn by

    Tom Hiddleston

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    7references in the launch collection at SIHH 2016
    40%slimmer: the 2017 Extra-Flat against the original Drive
    5,950 Euroslaunch price of the steel Drive
    200pieces of the white gold Extra-Flat

    Chapters

    1. January 2016

      A men's watch from Cartier

      Cartier presented the Drive at SIHH 2016 in Geneva as a new shaped collection for men, with seven references including two complications. Revolution later called it a spiritual automotive successor to the Roadster.

    2. 2016 to 2021

      A hero in the shadows

      The Drive arrived the year Cyrille Vigneron became CEO and refocused Cartier on women and heritage, leaving a men-only line with little marketing support. In 2021 Revolution listed it as a forgotten hero still in the collection.

    3. 2017

      Extra-Flat and Moon Phases

      A year later Cartier added an Extra-Flat model under 7 mm thick on the hand-wound 430 MC, and a moonphase. The white gold Extra-Flat was limited to 200 pieces.

    Worn by

    Tom HiddlestonScreen2021

    The New York Post pictured the actor on a red carpet wearing a steel Drive de Cartier in 2021; British GQ lists a Cartier Drive among the Cartier watches he has worn.

    Moments

    Pierre Rainero, Cartier's Director of Style, Image and Heritage, told Revolution the name refers to men's inner drive as well as to the elegance of vintage cars.

    Generations and strap changes

    1. 2017
      Drive Moon Phases

      Moonphase complication added to the line alongside the Extra-Flat.

    2. 2016
      Ref. WSNM0004

      Steel, silvered flinque dial, automatic 1904-PS MC with small seconds and date at 3 o'clock, sapphire case back.

      Black semi-matt alligator strap with an 18 mm steel double folding buckle (buckle width, not lug width).

    3. 2016
      Flying tourbillon 9452 MC

      Pink gold Fine Watchmaking model with the hand-wound Geneva Seal 9452 MC, priced at $89,500 by WatchTime and 86,500 Euros by Monochrome.

    About Cartier

    Founded in 1847 in Paris, France.

    Ambassadors include Jackson Wang, Paul Mescal, Jisoo The Cartier story

    2 Cartier Drive de Cartier references

    Cartier Drive de Cartier references in our database. Each card says where its width comes from: listed by the maker (linked to the maker's page in the details), two independent sources agree, or listed in our database and not yet verified by us.

    • WSNM0015

      Drive de Cartier Steel White Dial

      20 mm

      Not yet verified Spring bars

      40 mm

      Attachment
      classic lugs
      Status
      Listed in our database, not yet verified

    • WSNM0015/ 2010

      Drive de Cartier White Dial

      20 mm

      Not yet verified Spring bars

      40 mmWhite dial

      Attachment
      classic lugs
      Status
      Listed in our database, not yet verified

    FAQ

    What lug width does the Cartier Drive de Cartier use?

    The Cartier Drive de Cartier takes a 20 mm strap: all 2 references with a known width use 20 mm. These widths come from our database and are not yet verified.

    What clasp comes on the Drive?

    The steel automatic WSNM0004 comes on semi-matt alligator with a steel double folding buckle; the 2017 Extra-Flat came with a gold ardillon (tang) buckle.

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    Help

    What is lug width?

    The gap between the two lugs that hold the strap, in millimetres. A new strap must match it exactly: 20 mm lugs take a 20 mm strap.

    Measure it in 30 seconds

    1. Take the strap off, or look at the back of it: many straps print their width.
    2. Measure the inside gap between the lugs with a caliper or a millimetre ruler.
    3. Round to the nearest whole millimetre. Most watches use 18, 20 or 22 mm.

    Strap, quick release or system?

    Most watches use spring bars, so any strap of the right width fits. Many smartwatches use their own band system instead, such as Apple Watch bands or Garmin QuickFit.