What is a Cartier Santos Galbée Ref. 2319 worth?

Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 2319 from November 2023 to November 2026 come to $2,650 to $3,900, with a median of $3,200 across 4 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $3,600 at Bonhams in October 2026. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.

What is the Santos Galbée Ref. 2319?

An automatic Santos Galbée: a 29 × 41 mm case, a silvered or off-white dial with Roman numerals and a date at 3 o'clock, blued steel sword hands, a sapphire crystal and an integrated bracelet with a double deployant clasp. Antiquorum and Sotheby's catalog it in stainless steel and in steel and 18k yellow gold, and dated examples run from the 1990s to 2005.

How is the 2319 different from the quartz Galbées?

By the movement and the date. The 2319 is automatic, with its date at 3 o'clock. The quartz Galbées of the same 29 × 41 mm size, the steel 987901 and 1564 and the steel and gold 187901 and 1566, have their date at 6 o'clock. Read the number on the case back to be sure.

Which movement is in the Ref. 2319?

An automatic, cited three ways. Sotheby's and Fellows catalog the Cartier Cal. 120, with 20 jewels in Sotheby's description, and Dawsons names the ETA 2000-1 as its base. Antiquorum has cataloged four 2319s with the Cal. 077 and 25 jewels, and two listings of a 2002 edition give Cal. 381A. Look at the movement itself before relying on a listing.

What should the case back read?

2319, with a serial. Catalogs print serials such as 514390 CD and 970369 CD at Antiquorum, 765967CD at Sotheby's and 594576CE at Fellows. Bukowskis has cataloged a steel example as Ref. W20055D6, printing 2319 beside it.

What should I check before buying a Ref. 2319?

The case back for 2319 and a serial; a date window at 3 o'clock, since a window at 6 belongs to a quartz Galbée; an automatic that winds, keeps time and sets the date cleanly; on steel and gold examples, gold screws or links that match in color; the bracelet for stretch, with a deployant clasp that closes firmly; and the sapphire crystal for chips.

Cartier · Santos Galbée

Santos Galbée, Steel or Steel & Gold, Automatic

Ref. 2319c. 1990s–2005Also cataloged as W20055D6

The Cartier Santos Galbée Ref. 2319 is an automatic Galbée: a 29 × 41 mm case in stainless steel or steel and 18k yellow gold, with a date at 3 o'clock, made c. 1990s–2005 on a caliber given as Cal. 120 or Cal. 077.

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Specifications

Reference: 2319; Large model, stainless steel or steel and 18k yellow gold, automatic, date at 3 o'clock
Year: c. 1990s–2005; Antiquorum dates three examples to the 1990s, Dawsons offered one purchased in October 1999 and Bukowskis one of 2001; the latest dated example, sold by Bachmann & Scher, was made in 2005. The first and last years of production are not documented
Movement: Automatic; Cartier Cal. 120, 20 jewels; Antiquorum gives Cal. 077, and two listings of a 2002 edition Cal. 381A
Case: 29 × 41 mm, Stainless steel, or stainless steel and 18k yellow gold
Dial: Silvered or off-white; Guilloché on many cataloged examples, Roman numerals, date window at 3 o'clock
Hands: Blued steel; Sword-shaped
Crystal: Sapphire
Strap: Integrated bracelet; Stainless steel links with a double deployant clasp; steel and gold examples have gold screws or steel and gold links

Visual Description

The Ref. 2319 is a Santos Galbée with an automatic movement. Antiquorum and Sotheby's give the case as 29 × 41 mm, and Antiquorum as 8 mm thick. The dial is silvered or off-white, guilloché on many cataloged examples, with Roman numerals, a date window at 3 o'clock and blued steel sword hands under a sapphire crystal. Most examples are stainless steel throughout, on an integrated steel bracelet with a double deployant clasp.

Antiquorum has also sold the 2319 in stainless steel and 18k yellow gold, and Sotheby's has offered one. Antiquorum's two examples have yellow gold screws on a steel bracelet, and one of them applied gold Roman numerals and luminous gold hands; Sotheby's example of about 2000 is on a steel and gold bracelet.

Reference Significance

The 2319 is the automatic among the large Galbées on Archiva. It shares the 29 × 41 mm size with the quartz Ref. 987901 and Ref. 1564 in steel and the Ref. 187901 and Ref. 1566 in steel and gold, but its date window is at 3 o'clock, where theirs is at 6. Fellows and Dawsons both place the 2319's date at 3.

One number covers two metals: auction houses catalog the 2319 in steel and in steel and 18k yellow gold, so check the case and the bracelet rather than relying on the number alone.

The caliber is cited more than one way. Sotheby's and Dawsons give the Cartier Cal. 120 with 20 jewels, Dawsons on an ETA 2000-1 base, while Antiquorum catalogs the Cal. 077 with 25 jewels; two listings of the 2002 edition name a Cal. 381A.

Historical Context

Dated examples run from the 1990s, the decade Antiquorum gives for three of them, through a steel 2319 that Dawsons offered in 2026, purchased in October 1999, a steel and gold example Sotheby's dates to about 2000 and a 2001 example at Bukowskis, to one made in 2005 that Bachmann & Scher sold. The first and last years of production are not documented.

In 2002 a gray-dial version appeared, which Loupe This describes as a special edition of 2,000 pieces and Analog/Shift calls the Asia Limited Edition. Bukowskis has cataloged a steel example of 2001 as Ref. W20055D6, with 2319 printed beside it.

What to Look For

Case back: It should read 2319, with a serial. Sotheby's records the back secured by eight screws.

Date: The window should sit at 3 o'clock. A date at 6 o'clock means a quartz Galbée, whatever the listing says.

Movement: The automatic should wind, keep time and set the date cleanly; Fellows notes a quick date set. Catalogs give the Cal. 120 and the Cal. 077, so look at the movement itself.

Metal: On steel and gold examples, check that the gold screws or links match in color and show no wear through.

Bracelet: Look for stretch and replaced links, and check that the deployant clasp closes firmly.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 2319.

Stainless Steel

Steel case and bracelet with a silvered or off-white dial, Roman numerals, blued steel sword hands and a date at 3 o'clock, as Antiquorum and Fellows describe it.

c. 1990s–2005Documented at auction and by dealers

Steel and 18k Yellow Gold

Antiquorum has sold two steel and 18k yellow gold 2319s, one with applied gold Roman numerals and luminous gold hands, on a steel bracelet with yellow gold screws; Sotheby's has offered one of about 2000 on a steel and gold bracelet.

c. 1990s–2000 (dated examples)Documented at auction

Gray Sunburst Dial, 2002 Edition

A steel 2319 with a gray sunburst dial and luminous Roman numerals. Loupe This describes it as a special edition released in 2002 in 2,000 pieces, and Analog/Shift calls it the Asia Limited Edition; both give the movement as Cal. 381A.

c. 2002Special edition; Loupe This gives 2,000 pieces

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 2319 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Cartier Santos Galbée Ref. 2319 worth?: Public auction and dealer results for Ref. 2319 from November 2023 to November 2026 come to $2,650 to $3,900, with a median of $3,200 across 4 sales of this exact reference. The most recent was $3,600 at Bonhams in October 2026. Condition, service history, and the original box and papers move an individual watch within that range.
What is the Santos Galbée Ref. 2319?: An automatic Santos Galbée: a 29 × 41 mm case, a silvered or off-white dial with Roman numerals and a date at 3 o'clock, blued steel sword hands, a sapphire crystal and an integrated bracelet with a double deployant clasp. Antiquorum and Sotheby's catalog it in stainless steel and in steel and 18k yellow gold, and dated examples run from the 1990s to 2005.
How is the 2319 different from the quartz Galbées?: By the movement and the date. The 2319 is automatic, with its date at 3 o'clock. The quartz Galbées of the same 29 × 41 mm size, the steel 987901 and 1564 and the steel and gold 187901 and 1566, have their date at 6 o'clock. Read the number on the case back to be sure.
Which movement is in the Ref. 2319?: An automatic, cited three ways. Sotheby's and Fellows catalog the Cartier Cal. 120, with 20 jewels in Sotheby's description, and Dawsons names the ETA 2000-1 as its base. Antiquorum has cataloged four 2319s with the Cal. 077 and 25 jewels, and two listings of a 2002 edition give Cal. 381A. Look at the movement itself before relying on a listing.
What should the case back read?: 2319, with a serial. Catalogs print serials such as 514390 CD and 970369 CD at Antiquorum, 765967CD at Sotheby's and 594576CE at Fellows. Bukowskis has cataloged a steel example as Ref. W20055D6, printing 2319 beside it.
What should I check before buying a Ref. 2319?: The case back for 2319 and a serial; a date window at 3 o'clock, since a window at 6 belongs to a quartz Galbée; an automatic that winds, keeps time and sets the date cleanly; on steel and gold examples, gold screws or links that match in color; the bracelet for stretch, with a deployant clasp that closes firmly; and the sapphire crystal for chips.