Answer

Cartier does not make a watch called the Hippocampus. The name does not appear in Cartier's current catalog or in its list of watch lines. Cartier used a seahorse, called hippocampe in French, as a jewelry motif in the mid 1900s. A search that combines "hippocampus" with "2018 Cartier replica" joins two different subjects: a jewelry motif and a copy of a 2018 Cartier watch.

Cartier Hippocampus 2018 Replica Watch: Buyer's Guide

What 2018 Refers To

Cartier relaunched the Santos de Cartier in 2018. The new model came in large and medium steel cases and added the QuickSwitch strap system and the SmartLink bracelet. Both let the owner change straps and adjust links without tools. Replica factories copied the Santos first, then the Panthère, Tank, and Ballon Bleu.

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Parts of a 2018 Cartier Replica

  • Case: 316L stainless steel. The Santos large measures 39.8 mm across; the medium measures 35.1 mm.
  • Movement: Miyota 9015, Seagull ST2130, or a quartz unit. The genuine Santos runs the Cartier 1847 MC automatic.
  • Bracelet: screw links with a push pin system on the original. Most copies use spring bars.
  • Crystal: sapphire with an anti-reflective coat on top tiers, mineral glass on low tiers.

Case thickness on copies runs 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm over the genuine. That gap shows on a caliper and in the space between the bezel and the case band.

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US Law

Trafficking in counterfeit goods is a federal crime under 18 U.S.C. § 2320. Import of goods that carry a counterfeit mark is prohibited under 19 U.S.C. § 1526. US Customs and Border Protection can seize and destroy a shipment. The buyer loses the item and gets no refund from the carrier.

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Reading a Listing

  1. Ask for the case diameter in millimeters. A seller who will not give a number is guessing.
  2. Ask for the movement name. "Japanese automatic" alone means nothing.
  3. Ask for the crystal type. Mineral glass scratches in months.
  4. Check the date window position. On the 2018 Santos it sits at 3 o'clock, aligned with the crown.

Unknown details stay unknown. No public source documents a Cartier Hippocampus watch, so no replica of one exists.