cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
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Do you have any watches you bought despite the marketing campaign?
Rather than because of it?
I’m not always a contrarian, but in this case I just loved the dial, independent of any slogans on the back of IWC’s “Climate Action” watch. 
One yellow arrowhead to another. 
It’s a beefy watch, and heavy even on a strap. 
Ok, it could be better w/o the date but it’s still very nice, 
Ceramic bezel works for me too. The strap sadly is proprietary and replacements cost a fortune. 
And the second hand tip is hollow like the ones on my Perpetual and
on my Rattrapante. 
Overall, I like it a lot but it’s heavy and the strap is getting tired.
Cazalea
Do you have any watches you bought despite the marketing campaign?
Rather than because of it? I’m not always a contrarian, but in this case I just loved the dial, independent of any slogans on the back of IWC’s “Climate Action” watch. One yellow arrowhead to another. It’s a beefy watch, and heavy even on a strap. Ok, it ...
I honestly don’t see much advertising for watches.
The ones I see are in magazines and devoted to watches targeted towards women. The only watch I bought that I would consider a protest was a Rolex Cellini. I call it the unRolex. I traded in my YG DD and the AD showed me this and a JLC. I immediately love...
About the strap
I believe there's many folks happy to help you making a custom strap for the watch. What I really would like to see is adding the adapters for casual straps more common. Tecnuche Watches made it perfect I think.