Cravache 2007 Robert Piguet for men

Classic and sophisticated. Very old school at first,but it is actually timeless and upper class in my opinion. Best for mature men and rather not for younger men which would make them smell like a father.

The base notes are rather musky and metallic which gives this perfume its old school feeling. Very masculine and elegant.

I like the bottle too and would put this on my list for next buys.

The top of Cravache smells very similar to Eau Sauvage, which is a good thing because Eau Sauvage is a great, classic cologne. However, during the middle notes, Cravache develops a warmth and heavier feel. By the time the dry down comes through, what is left is an ok scent, but it is quite powdery. I am not a fan of powdery male colognes, but no doubt there are plenty of guys who are. This is presented in a simple and elegant bottle, and I see this as a scent to wear with a suit to an executive-type job, or in the evening to a formal occasion.

A classic men's cologne. So this review is purely to provide some contrasts with the other classics. I would say it is most similar to Dior's Eau Sauvage, however the opening citrus is sweeter and less sharp due to the presence of the mandarin, the note structure is also tidier in the manner of the more straightforward Pour Monsieur. However there is none of the creamy citrus from Pour Monsieur nor is it a pure spicy after dry down. However, like Pour Monsieur the sweetness carries into the dry down (I believe the lavender note is the sweeter than that found in most other colognes, contra Pour Monsieur where the sweetness is an aspect of the spice.) The sage, patchouli and vetiver in the dry down give it an earth green (very slightly) skanky quality that is on the strong end of the range found in colognes of this type, reminiscent of YSl Pour Homme but not as extreme. Finally it has the best oak moss of any non-vintage colognes in its category, not sure how Piguet managed to stretch the IRFA allowances but the only thing I have that compares is my vintage Eau Sauvage.
Overall, I enjoy a number of scents in this category and do not find them homogenous. I like Pour Monsieur for its simplicity, I like Pour Homme for its agressive quality, Eau Sauvage for its more complex scent- particularly the orris and floral elements. However Cravache stands as at least the equal of these others, and is probably the best at conveying an air of relaxed assertiveness. It reminds folks at the office that I'm the boss, but a nice boss.

A present. One of my watery scents. The seashore in it is artificial, simple, straightforward, like 007 films that are supposed to make a housewife happy, but have no true love... or real secret agents in it.

This is man embodied in a fragrance. I respect Robert Piguet for making very genre specific scents that captures the essence of men and women so elegantly.

Cravache is a deep male fragrance that while having citrusy notes never allows itself to be toppled into sweetness and presents a rich powerful body almost bordering the licorice aspects of absinthe.

A powerful fragrance for men desiring to make impact.

I just got a big vintage stash of the original Cravache with notes mostly intact. It really reminds me of the old Gucci Pour Homme, with a cleaner leather note. Gucci had sort of plasticky vibe to me, but this is nice and crisp and spicy. Very nice. I have no idea what the reformulation smells like, but this I like. The longevity isn't the greatest, but it is reasonable at 4-6 hours. Why they came out with it again in 2007 with a totally changed formulation leads me to believe that they thought they could make money off of rereleasing the whole line. I'm not sure how they faired in that venture, but the fragrances I can only imagine are a shadow of their former selves with all the new regulations and such.

Robert Piguet CRAVACHE definitely participates in the Platonic Form of Men's Cologne. It's all here: citrus, lavender, nutmeg, vetiver, herbs (sage), petit grain. Smells great, actually. Very natural, and recommendable.

Many men's colognes smell too synthetic or aquatic (which is just to say: synthetic!) for me. CRAVACHE manages to smell like a men's cologne but without that otherworldly urban chemical soup vibe. I like it. Guys: please wear this one, not those.

a typical male perfume, citrucy with a lot of lavender. the strong citrus fades away after 10 minutes and then the lavender dominates the game. It reminds me Zino by Davidoff. Zino is not so citrucy and due to the vanilla, is sweeter. I can't imagine someone below 30s to wear this perfume as the smell is somehow old fashioned and strictly masculine. Lovers or lavender will be thrilled....and finally, the story end with the vetiver...traditional vetiver with some citrus and lavender...

This is a nice scent that in its original version used to be GREAT. This reformulation will appeal to everybody into Eau De Cologne kind of things. There's plenty of fragrances like this out there. Better and cheaper, or if you prefer better and expensier. You choose. So bad I havent put my hands on the original version.

Rating: 6.5/10 (current formulation)

this is the original smell... Chanel is just a poor copy, even the bottle was copyied...

Originally launched in the early 1960's and reformulated in 2008. The original was an earthy leather typical of the period. The new juice is very similar to Pour Monsieur and Eau Sauvage. Fresh citrus with a nice moss dry-down.
Staying power is between 6-8 hours and is a good business scent. I ordered directly from Robert Piguet and they provided samples of other Piguet offerings.

Ticalau is right. Cravache is very similar to CHANEL but...ABSOLUTELY NOT ANTAEUS! It smells like POUR MONISIEUR. It's almost the same mixture but more expensive. Besides the Cravache you can buy now is a new one - reformulated and modernized and is fairly far form the 1964 formula. Anyway - great and classy scent!

very very similar to chanel antaeus! I belive this is a copy of chanel antaeus... and i prefer chanel! I realy don't like the bottle at all... it's look to cheapy!