Back from the SPA - IWC Portuguese 3712 Rattrapante
Team, Got this watch months back and I sent it for a full maintenance and hands replacement (the hands had some discoloration). Yesterday, it was returned. Just glorious, IMHO. Fresh pictures from this morning. Love the simplicity and, at the same time, t...
I had several IWC...
I let the Minute Repeater go, was scammed on the Da Vinci Perpetual Rattrapante, and my Aquatimer Cousteau / Portuguese 7 Days were stolen... ...
Sorry to hear about this...
Was not aware that these were part of the collection that got stolen Oh well, on the bright side nothing happened to you or your family, which is more important...
Thanks. It seems that one has to go far upmarket to get real richness and volume in an otherwise silent presentation.
Making good minute repeaters is part art and part science, perhaps with a bit of witchcraft thrown in.
It doesn't surprise me that La Grande Maison could produce a musical minute repeater.
JLC definitely has the engineering and artistic prowess to do so. Cheers, John
Yes, way up market to get a decent MR.
The MR, unlike many other complications, cannot be done both well and inexpensively. UN had their recent relatively low priced tourbillon. Many have high-value perpetual calendars. But a good sounding, good value MR is elusive.
One of the all time classics
I had non rattrapante version in exactly the same dial.... no longer with me, but missed dearly. The dial with the gold markings and numerals, the sloped edge of the dial for the seconds markers. And in the double split version with two blued hands, it is...
