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Calibre
The Rotonde is certainly gorgeous, though I have not seen it in person. As for the Calibre, both in it's original and new chronograph formats, also a beautiful creation. I had my heart set on the former, but upon visiting the localish Cartier boutique about a year ago, I was much less impressed. To me, it looked and felt quite bulky and angular. My main complaint was the very high profile bezel, which would quickly take many hits once exposed to the real world. While there I happily discovered the Ballon Bleu chonograph however, which in my opinion is much more elegant, wears very comfortably, and has become my favorite daily wearer. To each his own!
Cartier Calibre Chronograph
I have long been impressed by Cartiers ability to create a diversity of watch designs while still ensuring they all retain the Cartier house style. If you removed the brand name from the dial Im confident that you would still be able to identify the w...
I like the movement, I like manufacturer, I like the watch, but ...
... I think the strip date is cheesy and completely destroys the otherwise attractive dial design. Considering the many true classics Cartier has designed in the past, this series is, imho, the most mediocre one. Thanks for showing it! Regards, Marcus
Thank you, Marcus...
I actually like the strip date on the horizontal as in this Calibre Chronograph (or the Piaget Polo FortyFive) more so that on the vertical, as with the original Calibre or the new IWC Mark XVII. Bill
Talking to Cartier fans
Bill, Thanks for your report. In a limited sample of feedback from Cartier fans (people with a few Cartier watches in their collection), the general feeling about the Calibre de Cartier case was indifference, at best. Nobody could really state Why this wa...
Not part of the sample set...
As I'm not a Cartier owner, but I find the movement very "mundane", aesthetically. It's clearly well designed, but it's just not interesting to look at... A
I found someone who likes Calibre de Cartier case
Dear Forumners, To mitigate my last post, I have to report one person who likes the Calibre de Cartier case. Not the chronograph version that was rejected as "lacking cohesion" but the automatic version on leather strap. The 3-hand automatic Calibre de Ca...
Interesting sample....
I wonder, especially if the group you asked about Calibre is more Purist in outlook, how that might reflect in the "real world," where knowledge about all the Cartier models, and competitor models, is less known. Funny you should mention Tank Anglaise: I ...
Calibre
The Rotonde is certainly gorgeous, though I have not seen it in person. As for the Calibre, both in it's original and new chronograph formats, also a beautiful creation. I had my heart set on the former, but upon visiting the localish Cartier boutique abo...