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Cartier and Lange & Soehne are sister companies
in the Richemont Group so even if they claim to do things separately in separate countries, since all the sister brands have to make an annual pre-SIHH 'show and tell' to top management of all brands, the products are likely to be the "best they can do at the time".....about the same quality for the same price point. The two watches you specified are at different price points.
Generally, you get what you pay for in luxury world (and I don't want to start another 'value for money' debate) so bear in mind the price difference between the products you are choosing from.
Regards,
MTF
how would a Cartier movement compare to a Lange movement
Hi not sure if this is the correct forum or if it should be a double post to the Cartier & Forum boards. How would a Cartier movement like the one in the Cartier Ballon Bleu Extra Flat compare to the Lange & Soehne Saxonia Thin? I believe that some Ballon...
It depends on what criteria you wish to compare
tobias, It depends on which criteria that you wish to compare. Accuracy, Precision, Finishing, Robustness, Reliability, Thin-ness, Power Reserve, Production History etc. A.Lange & Soehne (ALS) make all their own movements in small quantities and finish th...
thank you for that very considered response
I am very fond of the Cartier design but am not sure how it would hold up in the "Watch World" and what the branding and marketing is aiming for. I only have some basic info on Cartier and some background on their history but in recent years perceived the...
Cartier and Lange & Soehne are sister companies
in the Richemont Group so even if they claim to do things separately in separate countries, since all the sister brands have to make an annual pre-SIHH 'show and tell' to top management of all brands, the products are likely to be the "best they can do at...
More info...?
Can you expand a bit? Which criteria are you judgining it by? In the recent Chronometrie 2011 competition, in the non-tourbillion category, the #1 was a $450 production watch, way ahead of the #2 (a $37k watch with a movement "in a different league"), and...
Hi Nick
see my comments in the post above - the question was more a perception question - I never had Cartier "up there" with the top brands but was really quite smitten by the Ballon Bleu when I saw it live
The movement of the Ballon bleu is not by Fredrique Piguet
I just read the reply, "where MTF mentioned; "that Cartier is fitted with a nice movement based on a Frederic Piguet caliber", I am sorry to say but I doubt that, I always thought very strongly that the 430MC caliber is made by Piaget and that's quite a r...