Cartier

It took a few months to decide what I wanted, but it was well worth it.  A couple of weeks ago this beauty came in the mail from my favorite AD, a big thank you to George Mayer and Danny Govberg from Govberg Jewelers in Philadelphia, and I can't be happier.  This watch to me is the perfect size and I love the overall look of the dial.  It's been tough wearing my IWC Aquatimer or Breitling with this, but I guess it's not a bad problem to have.

That's the sportiest combo of the Calibre de Cartier. Good choice.

- SJX

And congratulations on the great purchase.

Best regards,

George

of the bracelet model but not the specific watch of course.

- SJX

Here are some more pics

And a not so great lume shot

I'm sure other forum readers would love to hear your opinion.

- SJX

Since I already had the white dial Aquatimer, I wanted to pick up another black dial to replace the Milgauss I had sold earlier.  Leading up to the final purchase, I did go back and forth between the black and white dials, but I stuck with my original choice.  I even went so far as to have my AD sent me pictures of the white dial model they had in stock to compare them, they really went out of their way to make sure I got the watch I wanted.  The day after I had the watch shipped to me, we flew to Philadelphia to visit Govberg and I got to compare them side by side and I'm glad I went with the black.  My wife actually really liked the white dial though and she mentioned getting one for herself. 

When I had started deciding on which watch I was going to buy, I really liked the previous black dial Calibre with the different style XII on the dial.  I was close to buying the older style and having the bracelet put on it, but I thought that the XII wouldn't look as significant on the dial as it does with the white fill in it. 

It works better with the black dial, more sporty, especially with the bracelet. The black XII in the old dial looks a bit out of place.

- SJX

I think the old style works well with the strap, but the new style works better with the bracelet.  Govberg has the old style in their case, but I think the XII would be sort of washed out on the bracelet.

I've thought about picking up the strap and deployant as well, but not sure I'll get the use out of it to justify the cost.  What is everyone's overall experiences with the Cartier straps and deployant?

And the right length strap is key, because the strap loops back onto itself. But if you get the right adjustment it wears very well.

See my review:

cartier.watchprosite.com

- SJX

That was an excellent read.  I think for the moment, this watch looks best on the bracelet.

The black dial one has maybe a more "sportive touch" than the white dial one... it is perfect on your wrist btw...

Fx

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Love this watch and was to buy it,

Majority of watch buyers are content with a sporty luxury watch, rather than a real sports watch, and the Calibre is designed to appeal to the big portion of the market.

- SJX

Thanks SJX,

But practicality. Most average watch buyers want something simple and easy to use, and a friction fit crown is easier to use - no need to screw down and less chance of crossed/stripped threads.

The cost of adding a screw down crown is minimal, there are plenty of low price watches with that, but in this case it's to cater to the majority of the market, which a watch like Calibre was designed to do.

- SJX