Thoughts On Cartier Watches

[Krash]

Cartier Santos large with white dial is one of those watches I really like a lot, but when it comes to actually buying one, I always pass.


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[7sins]

3 pages and not one mention of the iconic Cartier Crash? One of the most incredible and unique watches made. Would love to own one someday, impossible to find.

I’ve owned a Cartier Santos for many years as my under the radar watch. Very versatile and the quick strap change is very easy to use - besides have to constantly changing the buckle.

[subtona]

Very nice watches with a great history.
very poor customer service at the boutique in Manhattan

[CastorKrieg]

CPCP is the way to go, I think it will only appreciate in value further. Sad to see they mostly stopped their top complications, 2014-2015 they were on a roll with astrotourbillons, etc.

I have a simple tank on a strap, thinking about adding a bracelet since all the watches I wear now it's bracelet / rubber. Cartier is a class on it's own, also a very good way to buy a complicated watch on the cheap 2nd hand since they always make lots of them.

[BradSomrak]

Originally Posted by CastorKrieg

CPCP is the way to go, I think it will only appreciate in value further.

If you can find one. I’ve been hunting for a Santos or Tank CPCP, and it’s a nightmare.

[sgfortino]

Originally Posted by BradSomrak

If you can find one. I’ve been hunting for a Santos or Tank CPCP, and it’s a nightmare.

It’s a total nightmare. I chased my CPCP monopusher chrono for a while and was always a day late. Great watches but tough to get a hold of some of them.

[sgfortino]

A pic of my CPCP Monopusher Chrono from this past weekend (not a nick at 6 O’Clock, just a fuzzy).




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[soxxel]

Originally Posted by sgfortino

A pic of my CPCP Monopusher Chrono from this past weekend (not a nick at 6 O’Clock, just a fuzzy).




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It's a beauty but other than the seller photo it looks quite hard to take a picture that does that beautiful dial justice...

[loanrngr]

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[Jrsanchez]

I gots 2 cartiers

[jackal981]

Love me a Tank. Still wore them all the time especially in a more formal setting.

[BDL]

So great. Pretty good read as well:




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[Michael T]

I have two for dress watches. I sold my two Pateks sometime back as I am more of a Cartier fan. I have a Louis Cartier Ronde and a Louis Cartier Tank XL. Both RG on deployants and Camille Fournet alligator straps.

[jonnythrust]

I had a two tone santos when I was younger (was my first luxury watch) and sold it a few years ago as I didn't really wear it (was quite small on the wrist and wasn't as clean lined as I would have liked due to the large movement).

Will buy one of the blue dial santos once I've thinned my collection out by a watch or two.

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[texasmade]

I recently bought the Tank Americaine L on stainless steel. It's been my main watch for the past 3 weeks. I would like to add a Cintree eventually but I don't have the funds and are now discontinued.

[sleepydoc]

Beautiful. Is that your large or the medium you bought your wife?
Right, I guess it’s the large as it has date. Any pics of the medium?

[alphadweller]

I've yet to find a Cartier I want to wear. Tried a few on at the boutique. Too many things I don't like, overall fashion watch feel, huge printed romans, tiny hands, square shapes, protruding crowns, subpar clasps, uninspired guilloche, visible screws on some models, etc. Meh, they're not for me.

[sleepydoc]

Originally Posted by alphadweller

I've yet to find a Cartier I want to wear. Tried a few on at the boutique. Too many things I don't like, overall fashion watch feel, huge printed romans, tiny hands, square shapes, protruding crowns, subpar clasps, uninspired guilloche, visible screws on some models, etc. Meh, they're not for me.

I agree about the nipple crowns. Think that’s why I like the Ballon and Santos best. I like the guilloché on the Ballon.

[Stranger]

The large Tank Americaine is a beautiful dress watch for both men & women. To my eyes, it's one of the most beautiful watches ever made, even if the movement is mundane from a HH standpoint.

Cartier generally has an superb (corporate) eye for designs. It's amazing the number of models, and then variations, that have become iconic.

[Stranger]

What are the externally visible differences between a CPCP and a "regular" Cartier (assuming same model, same metal)? If one were to put those two side by side, what would one notice?

[texasmade]

Originally Posted by JDelage

What are the externally visible differences between a CPCP and a "regular" Cartier (assuming same model, same metal)? If one were to put those two side by side, what would one notice?

The old CPCP normally has “Paris” written on it along with a floral guilloche in the center. Normal models won’t have “Paris” and just the regular guilloche.

[Stranger]

Ah, I knew about the "Paris" mention of course, but I didn't know about the floral guilloche. It looks like it's not present on the Tank Americaine CPCP for some reason.

[texasmade]

Originally Posted by JDelage

Ah, I knew about the "Paris" mention of course, but I didn't know about the floral guilloche. It looks like it's not present on the Tank Americaine CPCP for some reason.

Correct. For some reason the Américaine doesn’t have the special floral guilloché.

[Platinum]

Cartier watches are not my cup of tea, I have not found one that I like even from the suggestions on this thread. However I greatly respect their work in jewellery.

[Jgives]

The Santos is a beautifully designed sports watch with an amazing story and heritage. The very first sports and pilot wristwatch, if not one of the very first men’s wristwatches all together. Cartier has been making Santos before Rolex was even a company. It’s a pretty impressive piece at a very reasonable market price.