Diving with the Calibre de Cartier Diver Watch

Two weeks or so ago, I was treated to a most unique experience, one that was quite life- changing in fact. I was flown by the Cartier team to Cebu and we were driven 3 hours to a beautiful town called Oslob, where we had the opportunity to swim with magnificent whale sharks in open water, locally known as “Butandings”. We went in for the dive while armed with the Calibre de Cartier Diver Watch, which is a pretty incredible watch that is water resistant to 300 meters. The Calibre de Cartier is originally meant as a men’s watch because of its size, but I love big watches so this was such a cool watch to wear and was not heavy at all. These gentle giants were massive. And if you’re not used to seeing living things larger than yourself, it’s not unusual to be afraid. The first few seconds in the water did leave me scared. Even though I knew these whale sharks were harmless, I also knew to respect their space. The water is after all their home, and we are just their visitors and should know not to touch them let alone provoke them. It was so tempting to (…)