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Old 12 April 2021, 08:39 PM   #91
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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.
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Old 13 April 2021, 12:43 AM   #92
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Here's another from their Collection Privee, a recently acquired used Tortue 8 Jours.

The 8-days power reserve is amazing and incredibly accurate, just +5 seconds after a week. Thanks to its JLC movement I believe.
Congrats and enjoy it! Looks fantastic! Yes, you are correct the base movement in that is from JLC.
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Old 13 April 2021, 08:20 AM   #93
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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.
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Old 13 April 2021, 08:27 AM   #94
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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.
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Old 13 April 2021, 08:28 AM   #95
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Here's another from their Collection Privee, a recently acquired used Tortue 8 Jours.

The 8-days power reserve is amazing and incredibly accurate, just +5 seconds after a week. Thanks to its JLC movement I believe.
Congrats!
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Old 13 April 2021, 08:31 AM   #96
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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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Old 13 April 2021, 08:46 AM   #97
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Old 16 April 2021, 03:16 PM   #98
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Well...if you ask the majority, when you think of Cartier in general its associated with women
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Old 16 April 2021, 03:23 PM   #99
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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...
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Old 4 August 2021, 11:00 PM   #100
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I gots 2 cartiers
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Old 6 August 2021, 02:36 AM   #101
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Just got the Santos large a few months ago and love it, both on bracelet and strap. Love the easy strap change and bracelet adjustment. My wife loves it, so I am getting her the medium. My first Cartier. Very positive experience.
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Old 6 August 2021, 03:51 AM   #102
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Love me a Tank. Still wore them all the time especially in a more formal setting.
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Old 6 August 2021, 04:02 AM   #103
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So great. Pretty good read as well:




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Old 19 October 2021, 02:31 AM   #104
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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.
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Old 19 October 2021, 04:16 AM   #105
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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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Old 19 October 2021, 04:33 AM   #106
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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.
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Old 23 October 2021, 11:05 AM   #107
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I think some of what Cartier does is fantastic and iconic. I'm not a fan of the Ballon Bleu myself, but if I were going to buy a watch for my wife and myself, I'd buy her a Tank and a Santos for myself. I really like the Santos and I think the Tank is perhaps the most iconic ladies watch.

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I bought my wife a Tank a few years ago and I’m thinking of selling my Panerai 000 and a BR 01-92 and getting that new blue Santos.
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Old 23 October 2021, 09:31 PM   #108
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Old 24 October 2021, 12:12 AM   #109
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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?
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Old 24 October 2021, 12:53 AM   #110
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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.
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Old 24 October 2021, 01:08 AM   #111
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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.
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Old 24 October 2021, 07:11 AM   #112
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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.
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Old 24 October 2021, 01:52 PM   #113
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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?
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Old 24 October 2021, 02:43 PM   #114
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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.
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Old 25 October 2021, 12:21 AM   #115
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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.
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Old 25 October 2021, 02:17 PM   #116
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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.
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Old 31 January 2022, 03:01 AM   #117
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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.
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Old 31 January 2022, 05:47 AM   #118
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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.
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