SIHH 2014 Report - IWC and Cartier

[The GMT Master]

Hey all,

I was in Geneva yesterday for SIHH, and had the opportunity to have meetings with both IWC and Cartier. Some really nice new product from both, here are some pics

Cartier:

Tortu

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Ballon Blanc





Ballon Bleu Ultra Thin Manual





Calibre Diver





Tank MC Chronograph



IWC:

Aquatimer 300m








Aquatimer 2000m



Aquatimer Chrono Jacques Cousteau



Aquatimer Chrono Galapagos Islands



Aquatimer Chrono 50 Years Science for Galapagos



Aquatimer Chrono Charles Darwin


Aquatimer Deep Three

Petit Prince Pilot Chrono



Portugeuse Chrono Laureus




Hope you enjoy these!

Chris

[mjk2613]

Love the new aquatimer 300m. Can't wait to see some reviews on this watch.

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by mjk2613

Love the new aquatimer 300m. Can't wait to see some reviews on this watch.

Well, I really liked it. Good price point (starts at £4250 on the rubber strap), build quality feels superb as you would expect. The new diving bezel is really clever, and the 42mm size is spot on for every day wear. The bracelet feels wonderful on the wrist, and the combination of the quick change strap system (an IWC design as opposed to Cartier's design on licence) and the pin free link adjustment makes it very user friendly. The simpler colours make it much preferable to the previous Aquatimer in my opinion

Chris

[mjk2613]

Originally Posted by The GMT Master

Well, I really liked it. Good price point (starts at £4250 on the rubber strap), build quality feels superb as you would expect. The new diving bezel is really clever, and the 42mm size is spot on for every day wear. The bracelet feels wonderful on the wrist, and the combination of the quick change strap system (an IWC design as opposed to Cartier's design on licence) and the pin free link adjustment makes it very user friendly. The simpler colours make it much preferable to the previous Aquatimer in my opinion

Chris

Thanks for all the info! Can't wait to see it in person now!

[steveclocks]

Wonderful Chris! You're really in the game now my friend !
And I see you tried some fine timepieces there. Makes me think of our watchhunt last November

[rahible]

How's the finish of the Calibre Diver? The 2 reviews I read we're that it was a top notch tool watch, and Cartier was treating it as one.

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by steveclocks

Wonderful Chris! You're really in the game now my friend !
And I see you tried some fine timepieces there. Makes me think of our watchhunt last November

It was definitely a special trip, Geert, great to access the "core" of the business! It's hard work and someone has to do it

[rahible]

Btw thanks for the reviews and pics.

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by rahible

How's the finish of the Calibre Diver? The 2 reviews I read we're that it was a top notch tool watch, and Cartier was treating it as one.

Again, I was impressed. Felt very well put together, and the bezel, in particular is marvellous. Extremely smooth to turn, and made out of amorphous diamond like carbon, as opposed to the usual ceramic that we see now. My one concern is the price - £6150 on the bracelet, which makes it £450 more expensive than a Sub Date

[FeelingTheBlues]

Looks like you tried some great models Chris, did you get a chance to see the new Cartier world time? Perhaps some of their skeleton models?

[Survivor]

That Cartier Diver is gonna be a real winner.........fantastic piece!!!! Like the previous model Galapagos much more.....

[SixPak]

The Calibre diver looks to be really promising.

[andrey_]

Calibre diver is something that Carter was missing, very successful design in my opinion.
I'm a little disappointed with the aquatimer, concerning the design and the price increase.

Thanks for tne info!

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

Looks like you tried some great models Chris, did you get a chance to see the new Cartier world time? Perhaps some of their skeleton models?

Hi Carl,

Didn't get to see the Tortue World Time, but I did see their Rotonde Annual Calendar (albeit without the opportunity to handle it), a really nice piece of watchmaking They had all of their ultra high-end pieces on display at the show, I liked their flying tourbillon in particular, but my meeting with Cartier was sadly too short to try on anything other than what my store was buying in