Cartier Diver Opinions

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Originally Posted by SearChart

Aside from the bridges and the rotor being finished somewhat nicely, the rotor bearing is flimsy, one substantial shock and it will be scraping/grinding the bridges like a mortar and pestle. Dial side parts look and fit cheaper than a run-of-the-mill 7750.

I understand they want an in-house movement and that it's not going to be a Rolex 3135 in terms of robustness. But a little more engineering wouldn't hurt, so what if that drives the MSRP up by 500 bucks for every watch...

I'm not too happy about the 1847MC movement. But now researching the newer 1904MC movement which is in the Drive de Cartier line, this looks like it's better finished and the parts/bridges underneath the dial look simple but definitely not as bad as the 1847MC, I'd say comparable to a high-grade ETA.

Bas, do you have any experience with and comments about the super thin Cartier 430MC movement based on the Piaget 430P used in the Cartier Drive Extra Flat? The Drive Extra Flat Stainless is a handsome watch IMO.