Written By Katherine Conaway

Cartier Must 21 Steel W10184U2 Watch

The 21 line of Cartier watches are designed for a stylish but active lifestyle. The Must 21 Steel W10184U2 watch is a durable, sporty timepiece combining classic design with functionality and sturdy materials.

The Must 21 Steel W10184U2 Watch features a white rubber and stainless steel bracelet, giving it the classic steel bracelet look while accenting it with a casual, sporty demeanor. The bezel has the twelve hours engraved around it in white Roman numerals. The dial is white with the Cartier C embossed in a pattern across it. The seconds are labeled in standard numbers and each hour has a luminescent marker. There are three chonographs, 30-minute, 60-second, and 1/10^th second as well as a date marker and magnifier between the 4 and 5.

Pros:

• Stainless steel and rubber-stainless steel
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  Cartier Must 21 Steel W10184U2 Watch close up

  Swiss quartz movement

• Scratch-resistant apphire crystal
• Classic design and clear numbering
• Water resistant to 100 m/330 ft
• Luminescent sword-shaped steel hands and hour markers
• Chronograph and date functions

Cons:

• Expensive; it costs $4,800

21 Chronoscaph W1020013

The 21 Chronoscaph watch W10125U2 is a similar watch in most respects but because of its black rubber bracelet and black face, it has a much more striking appearance and is more noticeably sport as the black contrasts with the steel in a way the white rubber of the Must 21 Steel W10184U2 does not. The 21 Chronoscaph W1020013 isn’t explicitly a women’s watch, but the blue moiré fabric strap and silvered dial with blue sunburst effect give it a softer and more feminine effect than the other 21 Chronoscaph watches, though it does have the same overall design and features.

21 Chronoscaph watch W10125U2

The Cartier Must 21 Steel W10184U2 Watch is a transitional timepiece negotiating the territory between a casual sports watch and an expensive jeweler’s timepiece. The price is a relevant consideration for this, but it does support a durably made item with several functional features and a classic design by a renowned watch-maker. Of the Cartier 21 product line, this watch stands out as the most discretely sporty that can more easily blend in with Cartier’s other stainless men’s watches.