MTF
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It depends on your definition of 'reliable'. Structural or Functional?
Any mechanism can keep perfect time accuracy and precision until the moment of total failure.
Any mechanism can lose time accuracy or precision over time but never fail completely.
All new designs have proving tests during R&D and continual tests during production and returns for normal servicing. Experience data continues to be collected and analysed by service centres for the lifetime of active production.
Since the 1904MC has been in active service for less than 3 years, only Cartier has the service records and return rates data , to make a conclusion.
Objectively, we receive very few adverse reports....actually none yet....about the reliability of this movement.
Regards,
MTF
Is the 1904MC reliable?
The 1904MC watch calibre in the Tank MC I am planning to buy seems to be a good movement. Does anyone have more information on this one? Thanks in advance!
Yes it is.
Of course, I will not tell you that you will not face a trouble: 0% of failure is impossible. But I know very well this caliber and I can tell you that Cartier built it to get the best reliability. Which watch are you thinking about? Calibre? Tank MC? Fx ...
1904 MC
I'm planning to get the Tank MC... I had previously the Tank Française GM which had a very bad ETA movement (several Service Complet)... I don't want to have the same issues with this gorgeous new Tank. Do you have any technical infos about this caliber? ...
1904MC is a Cartier own movement
LCParis, Now that you explained your hesitancy because of a previous 3rd party movement, you can rest assured that the 1904MC is a Cartier own movement....their first automatic 'tractor' engine. CARTIER say: "Accuracy, durability and reliability were the ...
1904MC vs 8000MC
It looks very similar to the 8000MC from JLC for Cartier. Seems promising. I will let you know about my purchase... 8000 MC ...
Maybe
It depends on your definition of 'reliable'. Structural or Functional? Any mechanism can keep perfect time accuracy and precision until the moment of total failure. Any mechanism can lose time accuracy or precision over time but never fail completely. All...
It is certainly a geat movment.
I can vouch for that. I had a Calibre de Cartier a couple of years ago. It kept great time. I can't remember the accuracy results exactly, but just as good if not better than any COSC movement I had over the years in my Breitlings, Omegas and Rolexes. I s...