Cartier · Collection
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.
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.
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 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.
Four of the five are bracelet checks. That is not an accident.
Hold the case and let the bracelet hang. It should fall smoothly, link by link, without holding a bent shape.
Cut, not machined. A rounded edge looks soft in raking light and is the fastest way to date the watch.
Small dial, thin printing. The wordmark and the minute track are the parts to look at first.
Two-tone has to match between the steel and the gold. Judged in daylight, not under shop lighting.
The clasp should close square with the bracelet line, and the first link should meet the case without a step.
Four references across two sizes. Metals are stated per reference by the line.
| Reference | Case | Movement | Bracelet | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4PN0007 | 22 mm steel | High-grade quartz | Steel brick bracelet | $399 |
| WJPN0067 | 22 mm yellow gold, small | Quartz | Brick link bracelet | On enquiry |
| WGPN0009 | 31 mm yellow gold | Quartz | Brick link bracelet | On enquiry |
| W2PN0006 | 22 mm steel and gold | High-grade quartz | Two-tone brick bracelet | $429 |
| W2PN0007 | 22 mm steel and gold | High-grade quartz | Two-tone brick bracelet | $439 |
| W3PN0006 | 27 mm steel | High-grade quartz | Steel 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
The Santos workshops do not list this family. That makes the choice simpler and the inspection more important.
| Line | What it covers here | Where it stands | We quote it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| AF / CR | All four references on this page | Only line listing the Panthère we can verify | Always, for this family |
| BV | Santos only | Does not list Panthère references | Not quoted here |
| GF | Santos only | Does not list Panthère references | Not quoted here |
Laid flat, then hanging from the case, so the articulation and the link edges are both visible.
Straight on at two times life size. At 22 mm this is the only way to judge the printing.
Tag, card and case back, plus the clasp mark. Three matching codes or the watch goes back.
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.
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 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.
Yes, the bracelet sizes with removable links. Tell us your wrist measurement in the order notes and we size it before shipping.
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.
Two to four days to confirm, seven to twelve days in transit. QC photographs before dispatch.
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.