Cartier or Rolex.....Which do you prefer??

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#256
louieaddict said:
My husband is buying me a watch for my 40th birthday and I researched and studied both the Rolex and Cartier. I have good friends that personally own Rolexes and they recommend Rolex over anything else. I have chosen the Mid-size Datejust, Oyster band two-tone stainless and ever rose gold with fluted bezel and diamond markers. It is breathtaking!!! Never saw anything like it until I started looking. A rolex is an investment and a fine piece of jewelry. It will hold it's value clout for years to come!!
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That will be a stunner! I hope you will post pics when you receive it! :nuts:
 
#260
You can't really compare Cartier and Rolex watches.

Most Cartier ladies watches have quarts movements. Mostly Cartier mens watches have automatic movement.

Rolex watches for both sexes mostly have automatic movements.
The Rolex movements are mostly inhouse, Cartier uses standard ETA-movements (I think that is what it is called).

An automatic movement can last several lifetimes if it gets the proper service every five years or so.
A quarts movement doesn't need the same amount of service, but will only last a few years to 30-40 years. But you can get a totally new quarts movement put in, if the right size exists.

So in a way it is a bit like comparing apples and oranges.
 
#266
I have both:

Cartier declaration watch (white and yellow gold with diamonds, black strap): I got it about two years ago and I've never used it :oh: I didn't even know that the metal rings move around and that there's a diamond under them :shame:

Rolex oyster perpetual datejust (white gold, black mother of pearl dial, diamonds on watch face and surrounding it): I've actually used this a couple of times, the only thing I don't like is that it's REALLY heavy and I have tiny wrists.. I tried wearing it daily but my wrists hurt at the end of the day :sad: but I still wear it for formal events

I don't really know which style you're going for but both have some gorgeous watches
 
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#267
This is so awful!!! I am really sorry. It's probably my biggest fear to be robbed, can scar you for life. I wear Cartier almost all the time, but in white gold Panther model there seems to be almost no interest from anyone on the street. I guess since it's a discontinued, not a lot of people wear it. It is a completely different story with Yellow Gold, people stare all the time and I get so self-conscious when I wear it.....


golden's mom said:
Cartier...when I was robbed...all the guy said was "give me the rolex". When I wear Cartier, nobody gives me a second look.
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#268
I do want to get a man's size Rolex in yellow gold, there is something about a big watch on a small woman (I am 5'6) either Pearlmaster or regular Presidential Day-Date. I think if you are trying to choose between Cartier and Rolex, it all depends on your style and how comfortable you are with attention...
 
#269
I can't choose. I want to buy a new watch whitin a few months. Which one should I choose?

Rolex Submariner

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Cartier Santos 100 with croc strap.

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I tried them on both, but I can't make up my mind since they're so different in every aspect, the only thing that they have in common is the price (which makes it even more difficult!)

Thanks for the help!
 

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#270
as much as i love a cartier watch—the pasha, preferably—i think in this case, the rolex submariner is my watch of choice.

btw, the new james bond—daniel craig—wears an omega, not a rolex submariner. in the movie, at least. not sure what he wears in real life. lol
 
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