Calibre de Cartier vs Santos

[Watchgoon]

How are your initial impressions on your calibre WG?

Overall I am happy.

The movement works well.

The black dial is nice, and the crystal is good (AR could be better but black dials glare). The lume is good.

If I really wanted to perfect it an AR and Lume would do it. Gen crown if possible. And a gen leather strap.

The quality of the polish and brushed steel is good.

Only problem for me is the crown. The way it locks in positions (maybe this is a movement issue) It may be the way the gen is IDK, but I like screw-down crowns and this one is not.

OVERALL A.

 

[howardtnyc]

<quote>Seriously anyone know how to take links out of sales band on calibre the screws are giving me trouble and I don't want mess up the band or pay to get it done..... Thanks</quote>

Very difficult. Mine were stuck tight
But I took it to a local jeweler (not even a watchsmith) and he switched the bracelet to the strap that I had for $10


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[gazpacho]

Overall I am happy.

The movement works well.

The black dial is nice, and the crystal is good (AR could be better but black dials glare). The lume is good.

If I really wanted to perfect it an AR and Lume would do it. Gen crown if possible. And a gen leather strap.

The quality of the polish and brushed steel is good.

Only problem for me is the crown. The way it locks in positions (maybe this is a movement issue) It may be the way the gen is IDK, but I like screw-down crowns and this one is not.

OVERALL A.

Which dealer did you use? Also, are there different versions of the caseback / rotor? the ones on the standard websites aren't that great. This is definitely not a trusted dealer, but someone on another forum ordered from here: http://replicafe.us/replica-cartier-calibre-de-cartier-automatic-mens-watch-w7100014-p-295.html and the rotor/caseback look pretty convincing, although they may be using pictures of gen watches on this for all the versions of the Calibre rep.

 

[Spirit]

Got mine today and I´m still testing the waters...

Bought on a local dealer tho, here in my city.

Cheers,
Spirit.

 

[Craig88]

Looks good. How is the SEL(?) join? The weld on the opposite side of the cabochon usually looks a bit messy.

 

[Spirit]

The SEL is great on this one =)
...I didn't quite get what part of the cabochon or case usually gets messy, but I took some more pics of the watch and will be doing a review soon on my section here on RWI.

Will be posting this week, as I am outta my PC until tomorrow and all the pics are there.

As I'm no expert in Cartiers, I will be glad to receive as many feedback as possible by the resident Cartier connoiseurs here about it when I post it up.

Cheers,
Spirit.


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