First Order - Cartier Tank Solo 27mm K11F

[nivelheim]

Hey guys, long time lurker here and r/Reptime.
I've seen a couple nice posts about Cartier Tank Solo ordered from Hont, so finally decided to pull a trigger for the my first rep order.
One of the reasons ordering this particular watch is because it's listed as NWBIG, although the one that's known for it is from AF which seems hard to be sourced these days.
Still, the photos of K11s I've seen looked decent enough, so I strongly hope what I'll get is as decent as those

28 Jan: First contact via WhatsApp to inquire about the watch
01 Feb: Bumped the inquiry since he seemed to be away on the day I first contacted due to CNY, received quote in an hour
02 Feb: Sent payment via Wise. Posted screenshot & called him after sending the payment. I hanged up the call after ringing about 5 times.

 

[nivelheim]

03 Feb: Payment confirmed, was asked to provide order detail and shipping address.

 

[nivelheim]

08 Feb: Received QC and noticed a black dot on the glass, Hont confirmed with another QC photo that it's just dust.
However in that second QC, I noticed a flaw at the top bezel which looked like a scratch. Checked the first QC again and I could spot the same flaw on the photos taken at different angle. Asked for 3rd QC.

09 Feb: Hont replied back with 3rd QC photo and the flaw wasn't there, so I don't really know if it's really a flaw or reflection/smudge. I GL'ed anyways to see it in person and polish it out slightly if it's really a minor scratch.

1st QC


2nd QC


3rd QC

 

[nivelheim]

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I misplaced the links. 2nd QC is actually the 3rd QC, and vise versa.

 

[nivelheim]

23 Feb:
Received the watch and the flaw I pointed out previously turned out to be more like uneven polishing.
It's noticeable at certain angle under bright light, but in general it's looks OK.

It'd have been better if Hont was straight up with the issue when I asked for another QC, but It's not a major flaw (to me) and after all I'm the one who GL'ed haha. Overall I'm satisfied with what I received. I'd rate 4/5 and I would purchase again with Hont.

 

[fanboy]

23 Feb:
Received the watch and the flaw I pointed out previously turned out to be more like uneven polishing.
It's noticeable at certain angle under bright light, but in general it's looks OK.

It'd have been better if Hont was straight up with the issue when I asked for another QC, but It's not a major flaw (to me) and after all I'm the one who GL'ed haha. Overall I'm satisfied with what I received. I'd rate 4/5 and I would purchase again with Hont.

Looks good. How has it held up over the past year so far