mrboombasteke

Congrats! If it was a rep, I'd be asking for your dealer to get a copy!

I'm no Tag expert, but here are my observations. Date's changing, but it looks to have correct date wheel. Tag Heuer badge above day/date looks legit. Looks to have correct # of geneva stripes although I can't see all of them. No blue screws--good. Looks gen to me.

Just buy the gen. Isn't it approx $500?

My DSLR is gone, but I just had to post pics of the new black croc straps from the AD on my Santos. So I borrowed Mrsboombasteke's point-and-shoot and went to town. The new straps make a HUUUGE difference in presentation! As far as I'm concerned, it makes it look 10x better! It's been on my wrist since the swap and has gotten quite a number of compliments from the ladies. Might have to tone down the charm tonight and wear a PAM. Now for the pics...

Sweet Mother of pearl! Talk about watch pr0n!!! That is one helluva watch! Wow! Hats off to you Eton. You my friend are my idol!

+1 for the 3717 Welcome to the forum!

I'm curious about this too. Title says WM9 dial, so I'm guessing it's the prior.

Looking forward to seeing this.

Keep me in the loop, if you don't mind. I can't find anyone that can source that dial+hands.

Finally got a chance to take some pics of my Santos with the stainless steel bracelet. No pics of the swiss 2824 movement...yet. And sorry about the dust. My gen strap from the AD should be coming in tomorrow. Now for the pics:

Aww yeah! It's wrist watch tiiiiiiiime! My SS/SS Santos 100 arrived today...along with another super-rep. And I couldn't be happier. I used separate dealers and they both came through. The watches are absolutely stunning!! I love my Santos...A LOT! But I love this other super-rep even more. Any guessers? I think it's because my Santos looks a lot bigger than I expected. And maybe also because of all the stainless steel. I'm ordering a gen black gator strap from my local AD. I think the strap is going to be more expensive than the watch! I'll post pics soon.

Vly, the OP is looking for a Europe source, but since you're in CONUS, there may be some advantages (for me). What parts do you have and what would it run me? BTW, your mailbox is full and I can't msg you. Feel free to PM me.

I believe that to be true, but will defer to Concepta.

Thanks Tom. I like the watch, but I'd like to make it a 3717-01. I can order an ETA movement for this project, but I just wanted to make sure the dial/hands along with the movement would NOT require any special mods to fit. BTW, I just removed the movement and took out the crystal. I'm trying to figure out how to get the hands off now. I'd like to get AR for the crystal and I've heard chief's AR is at times better than gen AR. I suppose I could just send it to chief while I wait for my ETA movement. Do I need some sort of press to get it back on??

I think the 3717-01 and 3717-04 dial are the same, so the question above applies to both. Will my Laureus take these dials?

I've only had the Laureus Chronograph (3717-12) for 1 month and it's already dead. No clue what's wrong, but it wasn't purchased new. Noticed running seconds at 9 stopped and chrono pushers don't do anything either. Regardless, I always planned to mod it and I'm wondering if I can do a direct swap with a swiss eta 7750 without any special modifications. Also, is it possible to change the dial entirely to a 3717-04 dial (the black dial with red second hand)...maybe gen. Since I've never done this before, I'm looking for advice on whether to even consider this undertaking myself or whether to just cut my losses now before I F something up. Here are my thoughts for sourcing the parts: ETA 7750 movement from ebay ($300) Black 3717-04 dial and hands ($???) ETA or gen day/date wheel ($???) Anything else I should consider? Thanks in advance. borrowed pic unknown source

wow. i hope mine looks as good as this!

Red--awesome review. I just ordered one of these bad boys. Now, time to pick up a gen strap.

Here is another solid review on another Santos. If I could edit my original post, I would've added it: JAN 2011 Cartier Santos Franken by txcollector Conclusion: BRAVO! This is a work of art that will likely never be duplicated. Hats off. EDIT: added to original post

txcollector--you got a pic or a wrist shot?

I fell in love with this watch after crossbones posted a pic of his chrono and I've spent the last few days scouring the threads of all my favorite rep forums. Based on the 2 solid reviews below, I need some help. SEPT 2010 Cartier Santos 100 XL (Gen vs. New Ult Ver 2824 vs. SS/SS) review by aanival Conclusion: Best rep (excluding the $1500 version) is the Santos 100 XL with the 2824-2 movement stainless steel on stainless steel bracelet. JUNE 2009 Cartier Santos 100 XL (Gen vs. WBK vs. PWC vs. Rocket) review by unregistered Conclusion: PWC had the least flaws. JAN 2011 Cartier Santos Franken by txcollector Conclusion: BRAVO! This is a work of art that will likely never be duplicated. Hats off. Now, based on this information and the fact that the Cartier Santos Chrono with A7753 is out, would you get the Chrono with the fixed date wheel or get the SS/SS based? If you have wrist shots of any of Santos, please post.

BTW, Gran's version is neither the CASABALANCA nor the LONG ISLAND. If you look at his dial, you can see that the hours are displayed non-sequentially. Sorry to de-rail the thread. My vote would be for a BR03-92 with a white dial. boom

Wow...that's onehelluva strap! Care to share where you got it?

Thanks for all the good info. I couldn't wait so I picked up a Laureus Chrono from the member sales forum and it arrived yesterday! What a beauty. The only thing that surprised me is how small it feels. My 43mm Tag Aquaracer Chrono wears much bigger than this. I shouldn't be doing this, but now I'm trying to decide what to get next I'd really like the Portuguese Chrono black on black, but from what I can gather, they're not very reliable. And I'd need to shell out $1k for a movement. Any members taken this plunge? Or would you get the rolex sub or dssd instead? Help me before I go mad and buy both.

Just ordered my first IWC 5004 rep. Hopefully it's here before Christmas!