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2018 new Santos

THXuk

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Can anyone confirm that the oem dials will fit any of the rep models.

There are a number in eBay for sale and not expensive, even the blue which is hard to get right should be a nice upgrade.


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You guys go for the 35 or the XL…. Can’t decide as it must stay elegant. My wrist is 7 inches and I am considering the 3KF rose gold on strap

Any feedbacks?


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I also have 7 inch wrists and figure I could get away with the 40 mm without it being overpowering on the wrist. Interestingly, on the the Cartier site, for every version of the 35 mm Santos de Cartier, it is worn by a women; whereas, it's a man in the pictures of the 40 mm versions. It seems as though Cartier is marketing the 35 mm size as the ladies size in this sports watch and the 40 mm as the mens. Since it's a sports watch, I suppose there's more leeway in terms of it appearing too large. It would be nice to try both on, but I'm very far from a Cartier Dealer. I have a Monaco, which is about the same dimensions as the Santos, but much thicker and I love the way that watch looks on my wrist.
 
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I also have 7 inch wrists and figure I could get away with the 40 mm without it being overpowering on the wrist. Interestingly, on the the Cartier site, for every version of the 35 mm Santos de Cartier, it is worn by a women; whereas, it's a man in the pictures of the 40 mm versions. It seems as though Cartier is marketing the 35 mm size as the ladies size in this sports watch and the 40 mm as the mens. Since it's a sports watch, I suppose there's more leeway in terms of it appearing too large. It would be nice to try both on, but I'm very far from a Cartier Dealer. I have a Monaco, which is about the same dimensions as the Santos, but much thicker and I love the way that watch looks on my wrist.

Interesting, thank you for take the time to give me your view, appreciated.

I m going to have a look next week at the boutique. Will take some pictures and report back, but I m pretty sure the 35 is too small for us


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It’s personal preference.

I really don’t like the look of the XL. It looks silly.

In fact I prefer the vintage 29mm to the XL


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King22

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Just ordered the 3KF 40mm Santos. Will post the QCs here if interested
 

mister_mayhem

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Greetings!
Here is my GF Santos 35mm.
I'm very happy with the overall quality of the watch.
The only flaw is the quality of the bracelet. Some of the screws are not even (some are recessed and some are crooked).
I'm thinking of giving the bracelet to a jeweller in order to try and fix that issue.
Does anyone has experience fixing such an issue?
Thank you in advance! :)
 
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wachnoob007

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Greetings!
Here is my GF Santos 35mm.
I'm very happy with the overall quality of the watch.
The only flaw is the quality of the bracelet. Some of the screws are not even (some are recessed and some are crooked).
I'm thinking of giving the bracelet to a jeweller in order to try and fix that issue.
Does anyone has experience fixing such an issue?
Thank you in advance! :)

Looks great aside from your bracelet quality compliant, may I ask your wrist size?


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JT888

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Hey All, just wondering if anyone had received a 3KF yet? In the pics, it looks great! However, until someone has one in hand it's difficult to know; especially, in regards to the bracelet feel.
 
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Hey All, just wondering if anyone had received a 3KF yet? In the pics, it looks great! However, until someone has one in hand it's difficult to know; especially, in regards to the bracelet feel.

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OK, so I thought I'd ask my go to TD who they believed to have the better version of the 2018 Santos de Cartier 40 mm in stainless steel at the moment, GK or 3KF. They responded, "we recommend the GK V2." I can't wait any longer for member consensus on the 3KF lol, so I'm going with the GK V2.
 
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THXuk

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After 60 days my rep belts arrived including one by Cartier, now I can go out and be Mr Santos :thumbsup:

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Before you ask, it was about £50 plus shipping from a seller on fashion reps.
 

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Hey All, just wondering if anyone had received a 3KF yet? In the pics, it looks great! However, until someone has one in hand it's difficult to know; especially, in regards to the bracelet feel.

I will order it and cancel my current order but need to send more cash..


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Got my 3kf QC today. Green Lit it. I have no clue of QC and reps. The R might be floating a bit to the right? Whatever. Hope time flies until delivery. :)
 

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Hey All, just wondering if anyone had received a 3KF yet? In the pics, it looks great! However, until someone has one in hand it's difficult to know; especially, in regards to the bracelet feel.
Also very curious on the bracelet quality on the 3KF.

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If this is really GF it's a shame that they left such an obvious (and easily fixable) tell in the rep.

At 3:11 you can see that the back/short end of the seconds hand is completely flat in the gen while it's quote rounded in the rep. Can't unsee it now...

EDIT: Upon further inspection the men's 35mm appears to be the only model with this considerable flaw. 40mm and women's 35mm are flat from both GF and BVS (according to pics on mirotime's page)
 
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cole2222

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If this is really GF it's a shame that they left such an obvious (and easily fixable) tell in the rep.

At 3:11 you can see that the back/short end of the seconds hand is completely flat in the gen while it's quote rounded in the rep. Can't unsee it now...

EDIT: Upon further inspection the men's 35mm appears to be the only model with this considerable flaw. 40mm and women's 35mm are flat from both GF and BVS (according to pics on mirotime's page)

^^WRONG LINK SORRY - GF vs genuine 35 MM https://m.youku.com/alipay_video/id_...kuUgc_2.dtitle