Piaget Limelight Coussin

Stainless steel (SS) is an alloy made primarily of iron, nickel, and a minimum of 10% chromium. There are 15 commonly used grades of SS out of 150+ varieties. Watch cases use less than a handful of these with the necessary combination of tensile strength, hardness, formability, corrosion resistance, and cosmetic appearance. 300 series alloys have the best mix of these traits. Other series alloys may excel in one area but are deficient in others. For instance, 400 series alloys are more corrosion........

long time lurker here! Finally decided to break over and get an account. I have a quick question today. I am interested in purchasing a Cartier Santos 100 XL from a work colleague who purchased the watch on ebay some time ago and has never worn it as it has been sitting in his collection box *insert envy here*. The watch is more or less flawless (see photos) and he even let me take it for a few days to wear and see how I like it. He doesn't have any papers as it was an ebay purchase and was neve........