Hi my friends,
About the Cartier Calibre Diver available reps, I know the WBK version has the correct font/color/datewheel order but a lower quality movement and a very bad translucent (as opposed to PVD) bezel insert and I know the ZF factory version is gorgeous but has the Miyota inverted date wheel.
Ok, so far I understand all of this and the status quou, but nowadays theres the available option on ALL TD's online to source a ZF version WITH an ETA (Asian or eve nSwiss) -This SHOULD have the correct DW order- but ALL the pics online of the purported ETA ZF Divers STILL show the inverted date wheel of the Miyotas.
Well, I've written to everyone of them, I've chatted online with 2 of them and I've yet to receive a decent explanation. Sometimes its really hard to obtain a decent answer. Some even appear to be uncaring or just plain don't give a damn. Some said "the pics are wrong but just pay and order online and when you receive the rep it will have the correct DW order" LOL!!!
Now my question to the experts and enthusiasts here, have any one of you found a workaround or an answer to have a cartier diver rep that has the ZF quality AND the correct date wheel? Has anyone of you found pictures of these?
This is one solution I have thought about, I will buy a WBK version with the correct DW font/color and order/sequence (and with lower quality and super fake bezel) and I will buy a miyota incorrect inverted DW ZF high quality version and will make a modded version which has the best of both. Could this be made by a decent local watchmaker or will it need many parts / mods / skills / knowledge not readily / usually available to a non-rep expert local watchmaker? i.e should I sent directly to Domi for example?
thank you all for reading! your opinions will be greatly valuable =D
About the Cartier Calibre Diver available reps, I know the WBK version has the correct font/color/datewheel order but a lower quality movement and a very bad translucent (as opposed to PVD) bezel insert and I know the ZF factory version is gorgeous but has the Miyota inverted date wheel.
Ok, so far I understand all of this and the status quou, but nowadays theres the available option on ALL TD's online to source a ZF version WITH an ETA (Asian or eve nSwiss) -This SHOULD have the correct DW order- but ALL the pics online of the purported ETA ZF Divers STILL show the inverted date wheel of the Miyotas.
Well, I've written to everyone of them, I've chatted online with 2 of them and I've yet to receive a decent explanation. Sometimes its really hard to obtain a decent answer. Some even appear to be uncaring or just plain don't give a damn. Some said "the pics are wrong but just pay and order online and when you receive the rep it will have the correct DW order" LOL!!!
Now my question to the experts and enthusiasts here, have any one of you found a workaround or an answer to have a cartier diver rep that has the ZF quality AND the correct date wheel? Has anyone of you found pictures of these?
This is one solution I have thought about, I will buy a WBK version with the correct DW font/color and order/sequence (and with lower quality and super fake bezel) and I will buy a miyota incorrect inverted DW ZF high quality version and will make a modded version which has the best of both. Could this be made by a decent local watchmaker or will it need many parts / mods / skills / knowledge not readily / usually available to a non-rep expert local watchmaker? i.e should I sent directly to Domi for example?
thank you all for reading! your opinions will be greatly valuable =D