Hands-On: With The Cle de Cartier, An Evolution In Concept, Shape, And Functional Design (Live Photo
My first vintage watch was a?Cartier Santos Dumont?�C?a small, handsome, time-only yellow gold model from the 1960s that introduced me to the wide, wide world of vintage watch research.?I became fixated on this watch for a myriad of reasons, but most certainly because I knew Cartier as a watchmaker?and this particular watch?harkened back to both the early days of the maison?and the early commercial history of wristwatches in general. So when Cartier announced a completely new line of watches �C Cl�� de Cartier �C I was curious to see?how this legendary company intends to move forward?with a respect for its heritage?and an eye on innovation. 2 OF 14 Silhouettes of Cartier's iconic wristwatches. From left: the Santos, Tank, Ballon Bleu, and Cl�� de Cartier. In a slickly-designed presentation, Cartier distills the current design of its watches to four main case shapes. The Santos Design aficionados may lament the absence of the Cartier Crash in this quartet, but that par

Does this happen to anyone else?
My 15400 AP - sometimes the date has half turned over, instead of completely.I don't always put it on the winder at night - thinking this may be due to the power reserve running low? (It only happens sometimes)Thoughts?

How about this reasoning for no 3rd year warranty
I'm really struggling with whether to get the 3rd year warranty too. The downsides being that (a) you have to spend a whole month of that 3rd year without your watch, and (b) there's some small chance that the watch will be injured in some way during shipping or at Clearwater (think stories of new scratches). And the upside to getting the 3rd year warranty seems to be only somewhat compelling, since I'd imagine it's unlikely that there will be a problem with the watch in year 3 if there's been nothing wrong during years 1 and 2.

AP as daily driver?? Why not?
I read a lot of comments on here from people saying that they would not have an AP for their daily watch. I see it a lot for Royal Oaks (which I am particularly interested). Is this solely based on the fact that the finishes are so perfectly executed and the bezels are subject to being easily scratched? I mean if you didn't care how much the watch got scratched would you still not use it daily? I guess I am just trying to figure out the basis of this statement. I have a Sub-C. I wear it everywhere and anywhere not worrying about scratches. I want a ROO Diver. I have gotten advice in the past on here telling me to keep the Sub cause I wouldn't want to use the AP daily��then what is the point??Does anyone wear their AP RO all day, everyday? Anyone have pics of a daily worn AP��scratches and all???

No patience with SS Daytona
Anybody get tired of the SS games and upgrade to a two-tone or a gold model Daytona? It's out of my budget, but the 116518LN is haunting my dreams. I'm starting to think about it how I can make it a reality!