Cartier Panthère Super Clone Guide: WSPN0010 vs CRW4PN0013

The Panthère de Cartier super clones we stock are Swiss-grade only: the small WSPN0010 and the medium CRW4PN0013, both priced £904–£949. There is no budget tier for this model, and for good reason — the Panthère is a jewellery watch first, and the quality test is not the dial but the brick-link bracelet. If the bracelet does not drape over the wrist like fabric, no amount of dial accuracy rescues it.

Browse the Cartier super clone collection — 44 models across the maison’s lines, all priced £904–£949 — or go straight to the two Panthère references covered below.

What defines the Panthère design

Cartier launched the Panthère in 1983 and revived it in 2017 largely unchanged, because the recipe needed nothing. Four elements define it: a square case with softened, rounded corners; a brick-link bracelet that flows out of the case with no visible break; a silvered dial with Roman numerals and blued-steel sword hands; and a sapphire-blue cabochon set into the crown. Screw-head details at the bezel corners tie it visually to the Santos family, while the rounded geometry keeps it unmistakably its own watch.

A super clone has to land all four elements at once. Machining the case shape is the easy part; building a bracelet of dozens of small polished links that articulate correctly is where the production cost actually goes — and where the £904–£949 price of a Swiss-grade build is earned.

Small WSPN0010 vs medium CRW4PN0013

Both references share the same design language and the same Swiss-grade build standard, so the choice is purely about wrist presence.

	Small WSPN0010	Medium CRW4PN0013
Build	Swiss-grade 1:1	Swiss-grade 1:1
Price	£904–£949	£904–£949
Wears best on	Wrists up to about 15.5cm	Wrists about 15.5–17.5cm
Character	Bracelet-first, jewellery proportions	More dial presence, easier to read

The small Panthère WSPN0010 reads as jewellery that happens to tell the time — on a slim wrist the case almost disappears into the bracelet. The medium CRW4PN0013 keeps identical proportions with more dial, which suits larger wrists and anyone who wants the time legible at a glance. Prices are the same, so let wrist size decide.

QC checklist: what a good Panthère clone must get right

• Bracelet articulation. Lay the watch across two fingers: the brick links should cascade and settle like fabric, with no stiff sections and no clicking pivot points. A rigid bracelet that holds its shape off the wrist is the single clearest sign of a cheap replica rather than a super clone.
• Bezel corners. The screwed-look details at the corners must be crisp, evenly formed and flush with the bezel surface. Soft, smeared or misaligned corner details betray rushed casework.
• Blued hands. Correct heat-blued tone is a deep royal blue that shifts with the light. Flat navy paint, or blue that reads purple under warm light, is wrong.
• Dial printing. Roman numerals should be crisply printed and evenly weighted, with no ink bleed at the serifs.
• Cabochon. The crown stone should be a domed, translucent deep blue — never opaque or plastic-flat.

For the fuller background on what separates a 1:1 build from a basic copy, our super clone vs replica guide covers the grading in detail.

Panthère vs Santos: which square Cartier?

The two get cross-shopped because both are square-ish Cartier designs with visible screw details, but they wear completely differently. The Santos is larger and angular, with exposed screws marching across the bezel and down the bracelet links — a tool watch dressed up. The Panthère is smaller and rounder, its screw details confined to the bezel corners, its bracelet smooth polished brick — jewellery that tells the time. Both sit in the same £904–£949 band, so the decision is character, not cost: bigger wrists and sportier wardrobes favour the Santos; fine-boned wrists and a dressier rotation favour the Panthère.

Sizing advice

Measure your wrist with a tape before ordering. Under 15cm: take the small and wear it snug so the brick links wrap the wrist. Between 15 and 15.5cm: either works — the small reads more like jewellery, the medium more like a watch. From 15.5 to 17.5cm: take the medium. Above 17.5cm the Panthère will wear deliberately petite, which is period-correct for a design conceived in the 1980s as a slim unisex piece — the 2017 relaunch is worn by men and women alike. The bracelet adjusts by link removal, so an accurate wrist measurement gets the drape right first time.

FAQ

How much does a Cartier Panthère super clone cost?

£904–£949. Both our references — the small WSPN0010 and the medium CRW4PN0013 — are Swiss-grade builds. We do not stock a cheaper tier for this model because the bracelet work it demands does not exist at a lower price point.

Should I buy the small WSPN0010 or the medium CRW4PN0013?

Wrist size decides. Up to about 15.5cm the small keeps the classic jewellery proportions; from 15.5cm upward the medium fills the wrist better and is easier to read. Prices are identical, so there is no cost penalty either way.

What is the fastest way to spot a cheap Panthère replica?

Handle the bracelet. Cheap copies use stiff, clunky links that hold their shape off the wrist; a proper super clone cascades like fabric. After that, check the crispness of the bezel-corner screw details and the tone of the blued hands.