Mark in Paris
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I didn't step in yet ....
but your visit really makes me want to change that.
A nice brand that deserves more visibility on the forum, even if there are in IWC things I like and things I like much less ...
Thanks for the show Fx.
Cheers,
Mark
PS: I know you were in its neighborhood, chasing for the nextdoor shop opening :p
A visit at the IWC boutique in Paris
It is a well-known strategy shared by several brands: they open flagship stores in key countries and cities to enlarge their own networks while at the same time closing several points of sale. In this context, it was not a surprise for the people who foll...
Great report FX
I have not seen the repeater before but think it is stunning, one to be tried on next time I visit an IWC store. I actually bought the portofino vintage moonphase recently but found the winding no problem... It was just the watch that left me cold (and wo...
Thanks Andrew!
Maybe you have thinner fingers than me! I don't know but it was really painful for me! Thanks for your comments! Fx
Bravo - This the most comprehensive IWC review in a long time
Thank you for the coverage with excellent pictures and comments as always. Happy New Year. Bill
Great!
I admire the way you've been able to ''take us'' to the boutique! Starting from the outside, then giving us a feel of the different rooms, to the timepieces. Also loved the descriptions that conveyed a personal passion. The Portofino Moonphase is a beauty...
Welcome on board!
I'm glad to see that you chose this topic to post your first message! Welcome here and don't hesitate to contribute! Best. Fx
MoonPhase
Thank you, I had no idea how large the case was until I went to see it last week. I like it, but am not used to a 46mm yet!
Very sad to see the Bry boutique go...
...This is where I bought my first two JLC watches (the original Duo in SS and the Lady in YG on bracelet for my wife) back in the early 1990s. The family was very nice to us as well -- talking about their love for the game of golf and even inviting us to...
Thanks for your words, Gary. Fred Bry is a very good friend of mine and a top guy.
He was, also, my GP and UN AD. Did you know that he's a fan of eletric guitar, and that he plays with Laurent Piciotto? Like you, I feel a bit sad when I am Rue De La Paix, and when I see tha IWC Boutique. I never went inot the Boutique, by the way. A pag...
Please send my warm regards
Brand-owned boutiques are fine, but there is a certain warmth to family dealerships who love what they do and pay attention to their customers in a personal way. I will miss the Bry operation a lot! Best, Gary
Sadly, it is a symbol of what's going on in the world...
and not only in Paris. But the brands strategies now favour this kind of changes. Fx
Totally excellent report, FX!
We don't see or talk much about IWC here and thank you for bringing the pics and info on it to us. Good work, Fx! Ken
Thanks Ken!
It was also a reason of my visit: to have a better view on the current collection even if I visited them at the SIHH. Fx
Nice report.
Nicer selection of watches. FX, thanks for taking the time to post, I've enjoyed it. Vte :)
Thanks, F-X
Super report and pics, both on boutique and watches. Lots of shared styling cues in the boutique with the HongKong boutique I visited last year and which, although on 1 level, was one of the coolest boutiques I have seen, and with excellent staff. See you...
I didn't step in yet ....
but your visit really makes me want to change that. A nice brand that deserves more visibility on the forum, even if there are in IWC things I like and things I like much less ... Thanks for the show Fx. Cheers, Mark PS: I know you were in its neighborhoo...
Yes you are right Mark...
I can't wait for the opening of the boutique a few steps from this one... again IWC and Lange are very close... ;) Fx