cartier calibre diver vs rolex submariner

One of the interesting things about the Cartier Calibre Diver is that, in many ways, it is little changed visually from the standard “Calibre de Cartier” timepiece. Why are we reviewing the gold version when this is meant to be a sports watch? Well, first of all, I think that the black dial mixed with rose gold case is very striking, and second, I feel that since this is a luxury lifestyle sports watch, why not take the luxury element all the way. There you can see hands-on images of the steel version as well as this 18k rose gold version. When Cartier officially debuted the Cartier Calibre Diver, aBlogtoWatch went hands-on here, earlier in 2014.

While you might take a different position on the matter, it is true that most Western men feel that dress watches are too boring to wear on a “casual basis.”

As a luxury toy, it is certainly satisfying, especially for those who want to combine high design and maintain a degree of manliness. In theory, you have a 300m water resistant dive watch but in reality you have a luxury SUV whose owners aren’t keen to take it off paved roads. In my opinion, the situation is very similar with the Cartier Calibre Diver. Rolex’s Submariner started life as a professional dive watch, but today is something that is so much better made than the original, but also an item that its owners are much more inclined to baby. This is merely the latest in a long line of high-end timepieces meant to suggest a sporty lifestyle even if the owner’s idea of going diving is just a dip in the pool. Let’s first start with the premise that most luxury watch brands love the idea of having sport watches, and this is by no means a first for Cartier. CRW7100052 (aka W7100052) in solid 18k rose gold diving? Neither would I, but they do offer a steel version if you feel that submerging your Cartier in ocean water is a good idea. So would you take this Cartier Calibre ref. Now, with the Calibre Diver (originally debuted here), Cartier takes that sense of sport even further with a version of the Calibre specifically meant for diving. When the original Cartier Calibre watch came out (reviewed here), I was sure to point out the sporty/dress lifestyle nature of the design.

Cartier calibre diver vs rolex submariner