Cartier Santos 100 Chronograph - thoughts?

[535dman]

Been a while since I bought my last watch and am getting an itch to buy the Cartier Santos 100 Chronograph. Seen a steel one with brown leather strap in Mappin & Web.

Wondered if any of you have this watch and what your thoughts were?

I'm buying the watch to keep so not really worried about resale aspects etc...

[Asterix]

Pics please

[Don1]

This kind of thing?


Looks like a modified tank... Whilst I realise that Cartier are an established watch brand, I can't help but shake the 'jewellery' tag the name inspires for me...(IMHO, of course!)

[Dominic H]

This is the chap....

[Asterix]

Ah - ok.

Not my cup of tea but don't let that stop you. A friend of mine has a few Cartiers but I don't get them. I think as has been said, it's the Jewelry aspect that I find hard to get over.

Edited by Asterix on Thursday 29th January 11:06

[535dman]

Yep thats the one...see the thing is that I already own the following and am now after a square dial watch...

Rolex Daytona Steel
Rolex Submariner 50th Anniversary Date
Omega Planet Ocean Chrono Orange
Tag Mclaren SLR edition
Franck Muller Conquistador rectangle
Brietling Navitimer

Im not an IWC, PP or AP fan...

and I love the look of this Santos!

[Don1]

If you like it, go for it!

I'm also going square - B&R 01-92.

[exper]

It's a great everyday watch which works casually or dressed up, I found the 100 chrono too big so went for the standard 100 but now wish I had gone for the chrono - go for it, you will enjoy it judging by your other watches we have a very similiar collection

[sparkyhx]

If you are after square ish
what about JLC Squadra - much nicer in my opinion also less of a 'fashion/jewelry' image than Cartier
Girard Perregaux 1945 or Richville
IWC - Da Vinci
Zenith - Grand Porte Royal/Port Royal

Some of the above are not strictly square - but then neither is the Santos

Edited by sparkyhx on Thursday 29th January 11:31

[535dman]

Only, if Only I could afford this

http://www.watches.co.uk/watch.php?wid=0532P

IMHO its the daddy of square watches but to have access to it I'd need to part exchange a few of mine above, which Id rather not to