The Calibre use little screws on the back instead of a screwback one. One thing to be looked at, is water resistance: The previous version had it all black on the sticks, so pay attention to this when buying too. The beauty of this dial is that it´s in some way similar to the California dials we find on some PAMs, having the upper half of the dial with black roman numerals, and the 4 lower markers being mirrored sticks.Īgain, very well done on this rep, and also being one of the aspects that are fixed on this version of the watch. The dial itself is a little more white than I would like it to be, as the GEN is sort of "off-white", almost Ivory.īut the REP isn´t plain white too, its somehow pearlescent, but VERY subtle, and you will only be able to see this in macro shots.
The Subdial has a sunburst effect on it that makes it changes color from light silver to off-white, or even darker depending on the light conditions you´re in. This was also fixed on this version, as you can see on the pics. Some versions also don´t have the 'silverish' subdial color, but just a plain white subdial, which is wrong. And the other is this one I´m reviewing, which has the subdial according to GEN placement. What potential buyers should be aware of, is that there are two versions of this watch: One has the subdial wrongly placed, on a too low position where it´s ring doesn´t pass right thru the canon pinion spot. Fonts, color, details, placement.Everything is right there. Other than that, the dial on this one is pretty accurate. The datewheel font is also too thin, not being as bold as the GEN, but considering this is an a21j powered version of this watch, I will not get that much picky about it.
It should have the same font that is on the Seconds subdial, with the "1" having the tip of it curved, and not just a straight like as it is. This is definitely a good rep dial, and the only thing that catches my eyes about it is the datewheel font, which is completely wrong. On the main aspect of the watch, the Dial, the factories really overdone themselves. Talking about that, the small screws are a pain to deal with, I think the only bracelet I have had more problems to size is the Breitling one, that is a real pain in the ass to disassemble, it´s not tricky, but it´s toilsome. Maybe this is a reason this watch looks so elegant while on the wrist, despite its size, or the intention to place this watch on the range, it´s immediately recognized as a Cartier for all its design cues, and obviously, the Sapphire Cabochon. You can notice it on the lugs, as the entire edge has a shiny mirror finish only on a thin border of it, and this game is well played on the whole watch, making it well balanced between the 'bling' and the sporty look, appearing not only on the lugs, but also on the crown guards - which are equally brushed but with it´s edges polished as well - and the bezel, which has the inverted top brushed, but the sides highly polished.
The case is entirely brushed, but the edges are polished. The finish of the case is VERY well done on this rep, capturing the essence of the GEN in every aspect, although - obviously - not being so refined as the GEN.īut the factories tried to replicate even the small details of the finish, as this is a quite unusual watch if you look it closely. The GEN crown exceeds the size of the lugs, leaving it more exposed and thus making it easier to operate. but the shape of the crown guards is where you confirm the thicker aspect of it, as they really get beefier and are about the same height of the diamenter of the crown, looking straight on it. The REP is around 11mm thick (case only) and will be almost 15mm including the lugs. GEN is 10mm thick, But I really don´t know if these specs are considering just the case (caseback to crystal surface), or including the lugs too. On the rep, the first flaw will be similar to what we find on the Daytona models with A7750 movements, the watch is thicker than the GEN, and it´s pretty noticeable when you look at it´s side. The GEN is known to be a quite thin watch, due to it´s new in-house movement, the 1904PS-MC, which is only 4mm thick, replacing the previous ETA 2892-A2 that were used on the Cartier models. This will take us for the first aspect of the REP against it´s GEN counterpart, the thickness. How so? The crystal on the CALIBRE is slightly domed, and the bezel is high on it´s edges against the crystal. The 'inverted' bezel helps the aesthetics of the watch to make it look bigger, as instead of being slopped like most watches, it balances the face of the watch in a flat way.
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