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

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Sorry, my first post was incomplete. You're right, I'm a boy. ;)

Yes, I know Daniel Craig wears in the last few Bond movies an Omega Seamaster. Omega sponsors the whole 007 thing. But actually Ian Fleming wanted Bond to wear a Rolex. He wrote that Bond could not just wear a watch, he had to wear a Rolex. The funny thing is that Daniel Craig wears a Rolex in real life. I don't know if Omega enjoys this, or not... ;)

The Cartier is medium size (the Large is REALLY Large and comes with chrono, while I like the more clean look of the normal, medium, version). The Rolex is the normal male size (40 mm).
 
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Actually, Ian Flemming's character always wore a Rolex, but the movie characters wear quite a range. Sean Connery, George Laenby, Timothy Dalton, and Roger Moore all wore Rolexes some of the time. Connery wore a Breitling for part of Thunderball, and Moore wore a Seiko for a fair number of movies. Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig both wore the Seamaster.
(yes, I'm a geek. My DF also collects watches, and we've seen all of the Bond movies together.)

Go for the Rolex. The look is classic, and it sounds like it fits well on your wrist.
 
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I has the same decision to make - had saved up to treat myself for a career hurdle...

i had bought a SS rolex >10 yrs ago and keep it in mint condition. my dad still has his from >25 yrs ago he wears daily. it looks perfect.

anyway, what katie said about automatic movement lasting lifetimes was helpful, so i bought the large cartier francaise tank. i am pretty tall and wanted something elegant but fun, so the larger size looks fine. best of all it is a cartier with automatic movement.

i got a great deal since i traded in a gucci watch at tourneau, century city, CA and got over $1000 off the price. anyway, just got it today and am glowing from the purchase :) your threads helped a lot. everyone has good taste.

my next lust is a classic jumbo flap chanel bag, but should take it easy on spending for now...

enjoy your luxuries :)
 
#280
Vintage Leather said:
Actually, Ian Flemming's character always wore a Rolex, but the movie characters wear quite a range. Sean Connery, George Laenby, Timothy Dalton, and Roger Moore all wore Rolexes some of the time. Connery wore a Breitling for part of Thunderball, and Moore wore a Seiko for a fair number of movies. Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig both wore the Seamaster.
(yes, I'm a geek. My DF also collects watches, and we've seen all of the Bond movies together.)

Go for the Rolex. The look is classic, and it sounds like it fits well on your wrist.
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Well, that means that I'm a geek too, because I knew this... ;)

Thank you, all of you. It's 6 - 2 for Rolex, thus far... Let's see what it will be in a few days.
 
#281
I just asked this question, but I already have two models in mind (Rolex Submariner or Cartier Santos 100) and I'm a male.

Rolex holds value better I guess, plus Rolex has it's own timepiece and Cartier used an ETA timepiece.
 
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sunny100 said:
Rolex for sure as well. The Submariner is gorgeous whereas the Santos doesn't do a thing for me. If it were another Cartier, I might think twice but not in this case.
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i agree. if the op had listed the cartier pasha compared to the rolex? for me, it definitely would have been the cartier pasha, hands down. but like you said, i don't like the model of cartier the op has chosen. jmho.

ot, but i am also a huge, huge james bond fan. i have seen every single movie and still continue to watch them over and over. can't get enough of 007. ;) i guess that makes me a geek, as well.
 
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onegirlcreative said:
i agree. if the op had listed the cartier pasha compared to the rolex? for me, it definitely would have been the cartier pasha, hands down. but like you said, i don't like the model of cartier the op has chosen. jmho.

ot, but i am also a huge, huge james bond fan. i have seen every single movie and still continue to watch them over and over. can't get enough of 007. ;) i guess that makes me a geek, as well.
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You're right, the Pasha is beautiful, but my GF has got this one. So, it's useless to buy this imo, I'm better off spending the money on another type of watch so we can swap sometime.

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Me too, I'm a huge 007 fan too. :yahoo: Watched all of the DVD's a thousand times ;). Good to know that there are more 007 connoisseurs on this forum.

So bad when Roger Moore wore the Seiko. A View To A Kill, full Vuitton luggage set (even the cheque copier was LV), and then a Seiko on his wrist. Strange combination... In total there were 4 movies where he had the Seiko. And 9 with the Submariner. Classic.
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