Cartier

better late than never and this is a very rewarding hobby. To actually being able to make friends from this forum is an added bonus. I have met some very nice people here from all walks of life, some of whom have become close friends.

I can’t imagine to befriend anyone other than from this site on the internet. It’s refreshing to be able to have a quiet place where you can chat about your hobby with decent people.

I have been blessed meeting great people from this forum and also, at watch events.  They have become actual friends and we actually do meet up and sometimes do not even speak about watches at all simply because we have found other common interests besides watches. Better still my wife has become good friends with theirs.  And all this due to our passion for watches.

likeminded people. After a certain age making good friends becomes harder, I sometimes talk with people from this site, a Norwegian member for example helped me a lot for our long summer vacation in Oslo. With time I’m sure I’ll also make some good friends from here. Better if the wives get on well too of course.

I have encountered a number of people on this site who have gone out of their way to assist me either with advice on a watch purchase and I have been fortunate to also be able to offer some advice to others.

The grey strap I must confess is not the softest in typical Cartier style but I love this watch so much that I am not really complaining.

and huge congratulations for the acquisition of this very special piece. And best wishes for the new year.

Mahesh actually beat me to it but I thought I would share my experience nevertheless.

This definitely qualifies as future heirloom piece for me… Wear it in good health. 

Thank you for your good wishes.

A beautiful and special piece.

Looks perfect on your wrist too.

I have a penchant towards smaller watches so the Cloche seemed like a no brainer. The hue of the salmon dial was merely an added bonus! 

Enjoy that beauty!

One of the most important requirements I look for in a watch is its wearability. The Cloche scores with a big tick!

Seldom does one highlight the movements used in a Cartier watch. But good God, they are the definition of great design. No other watch brand has so many iconic designs - the crash, the normale, the tank, the tank cintree, the tank basculante, the cloche, the asymetrique, the Pasha, the tank chinoise, the tortue - any brand would be happy to be associated with any one of these designs.

Go for it!

buy it!!

I am a firm believer that if we have to save for a watch, we will appreciate it so much more than if we have millions in our bank account and can buy anything we wish. It might sound like a dream to many but the struggle, the saving and having to wait for a timepiece adds to the joy of eventual ownership.

because it shows that every watch you have added to your collection has been boiught with much thought and consideraion. Very few of us have not sold some watches in our collection and I myself have been guilty of selling no fewer than eighty watches over the space of 32 years. Now I am down to the final six/seven - the survivors - the ones that I feel are part of my self identity and the ones I hope to keep always.

Unfortunately sometimes we do not have the luxury of time (pun intended!) and we have to decide quickly or mss out on a rare opportunity. I had to do that with this Cartier Cloche without having even seen it but fortunately it has paid off!

but in such instances, one might have to take a risk and make a hasty decision which might or might not pay off. When that happens. I would only buy the watch if it had a good resale value just in case I don't like it when I finally see it