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To some of the comments above: Yes, the size is a bit big. Not too much for me, but definitely pushing it. I'll still take the size for the clarity of presented information. On the hands and indices, the press photos really don't do this watch justice. The press photos suggest a much brighter blue t

Thanks for the input on the dial. I felt it must be Metalem as well, but couldn't find anything definitive. Now that I have it, I'm even more convinced because you can see the tool marks around the logo under magnification. No way this is a stamped dial. I was hesitant to buy this at first, not havi

See above, it's no slouch of a movement. It's the kissing cousin of the movement still used to this day in the 38mm Royal Oak Chronograph, and still holds the record for the thinnest automatic, split-second chronograph.

Still phone pics, but something to wet your appetite for more.

LOL. The added text doesn't really bother me. Lots of chronographs have a scale that adds a lot of text as well, though not in the subdials. Also, I have some German watches and some of them go crazy on the text too.

I'll try to get a movement pic tonight. My phone camera won't do it justice.

From what I could find online it seems early 2000's. I didn't get papers with it unfortunately. www.watchprosite.com The above link suggests late 90's, but I've seen others state early 00's. It does have an LUC signed crown.

Just picked this beauty up. One of 25. Info online is sparse, but what I do know is that this isn't a Chopard in-house movement, but rather a F. Piguet 1186. It's the split-second version of the 1185 used in the Royal Oak Chronograph. The movement is very nicely finished with obvious hand rounded an

I loved this watch too. I had the boutique in Chicago bring one in from Toronto for me as the entire stock in the US was sold out by the time I contacted them (2 days after release). The one thing I will say is that Cartier did this watch a disservice by mating it with that matte grey band. I had th