IWC Roll Call: The Nicest IWC, those you own, those you dream of
OK, I Begin to play.
Here are those I own, or owned:
The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Rattrapante in platinum:
A very nice perpetual, 10 hands ( !!! ), plexy glass, solid case back, a burger on the wrist, but very lovely and sexy.
The Minute Repeater Portuguese in WG:
Here's a Masterpiece, timeless with its sober dial, a nice movement, a good sound, even if a bit too weak, ideal proportions,
Well, a Classic, and a bargain!
The Regulateur in platinum for Wempe...
More elegant than the current Regulator, nice painted numbers, great FA Jones Movement.
The Deep One:
The First modern Depht Meter, launched in 1999.
Original, mechanically intersting, and quite a rare bird, as less than 1000 were made by IWC, too complicated to produce, and too expensive, too.
The Aquatimer Cousteau Divers, launched in 2004:
Lovely, without any retention, reliable, a Holidays Daily Beater!
And the sexier for the end, my absolute favourite, the Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve:
Pure IWC DNA!
Those I dream about:
The Portuguese Perpetual Calendar in platinum LE form year 2003:
Awesome dial, with these particular 2 moon phases, very nice combo of colors, great movement, a Dream Watch!
And the IWC Ref 812, the Vintage Aquatimer.
Quite small ( 37mm, if I'm not wrong ), but a lot of charm, and if you're on building a Vintage diver Collection, this is a Lust Have...LOL
Here's a pic I found on the net, don't know who to credit:
It's up to you, now, feel free to share!
Best.
Nicolas
Easy
These two...
Il Destriero Scafusia
and Da Vinci in black ceramic.
And no, I don't own either.
- SJX
Destriero Scaffusia is THE Myth!
An impressive Grande Complication, which makes a lot of shade to the Following IWC Grande Complication, IMO...
A Killing piece!
Best.
Nicolas
you might be lucky SJX
Nicolas, you broke my heart!
I wanted the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Rattrapante in RG but back luck - discontinued!
I did not know the glass was plexy (not very good for wear&maintenance) but still... one of my dream watches.
BR, Costin
The Plexy on this piece was a really good choice, IMO
As it enhanced the Beauty and the Retro look of this Da Vinci...
Much warmer than a sapphire, and dome shaped...
Magnificient!
Best.
Nicolas
I wrote about the Da Vinci re-issue in this year's Basel round-up: . . .
Well, I made the effort, and like so many other times, I was impressed from afar but couldn't manage to wrap my eyes around it. It's a hugely imposing watch on my wrist, but for what it's worth, I prefer this IWC to most of the currently fashionable large designs . . . just not for me, unfortunately. The one that I would seriously pursue would be one of the original Ingeneurs from the golden age of watchmaking . . .
. . . cordially, Art
Nicolas, if you should ever have a problem with the minute repeater or perpetual ...
send it to me and I can fix it
Since a few days I'm an official IWC watchmaker ..................... LOL
My dealer organised a nice thing for some of his clients. First we had a little dinner, than this IWC course. It was a funny experience.
ps, one of the more or less 15 persons managed to break a wheel .... you don't want to know who 
It was you, Bruno?
Who broke the wheel?
I heard this story in Paris! LOLOLOLOL
Let me think about it, Bruno, before I send you a watch!
ROFL!
Best.
Nicolas
I can testify that .....
Bruno is the best watchmaker you can find !!!!
to change the batteries of your Swatch !
Those would be...
ref. 666; cal. 853 (rare dial variation)
ref. 866AD; cal. 8541B
ref. 866; cal. 854 (very rare gray dial, non-date)
The grey dial Ingeneur is my idea of a perfect watch . . .
. . . congrats, Tony . . . very nice indeed. Cordially, Art
Right, Tony C,
Ingenieurs, and first of all the Vintage one are very tempting!
The Grey Dial is awesome, but each are very nice.
We all know the Milgauss Rolex, this one is also to be considered!
Thanks for reminding us that!
Best.
Nicolas
i've only ever owned an 18kt tuning fork which is IWC only in name
i'm not really 'into' IWC so dont know much about them. in my current collecting theme i havent seen one that i think i must have. i greatly admire their quality, i like the 7 day Portugese and big polits with subsecond balancing the power reserve, but would prefer it with manual wind movement. one day i'm sure there'll be one that i can afford and that shouts at me, but until then treat me as an IWC virgin.
some great pics of some very nice looking watches nonetheless.
Graham
Current, Past and Dream . . .
My current IWC:
My prior IWC:
My dream IWC:
See my current IWC.
Regards,
Craig
LOL, Craig, nicely put!
The Port With the 2 Moonphases is really gorgeous, indeed!
Best
Nicolas
they all passed my wrist !
sadly i don't own an IWC for the moment but none of them ever disapointed me, they just went to fund something new
this one I liked a lot
and I'll surely will have this one back in the future or is older brother 5002
this GST Rattrapante in titanium was my first IWC more than 5 years ago
and this was the last one, I let it go just a few weeks ago
Yes, Patrick, I remember some of these pics on another forum
Wow, you sold all your IWCs?
Damn! LOL
In the IWC World, there is certainly one or 2 watches to highly consider, and more than considering, to add in a collection.
From the Elegant 7 Days Portuguese to the rough but lovely Big Pilot, the choice is wide!
Best.
Nicolas
Wait for an answer...
...from SteveG, or Kurt Behm, then read and weep....
Cheers,
pplater.
