limited edition timepieces are generally commercial successes, they are sold almost exclusively to the group they were made for, which generally includes neither people like me, who are hyper selective about what they buy due to budgetary restrictions, nor the general public, who still need to be convinced that mechanical watches are not useless gimmicks. […]
Read MoreIWC presented several watches for its famous Pilot Watch collections at this year’s SIHH, and among the many new timepieces the brand is launching for 2016 is yet another ticking tribute to the storied poet/author/aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “Le Petit Prince.” Like its predecessors, which have included […]
Read MoreVacheron Constantin firstly introduced the Quai de l’Île in 2008. a it is an ambitious wristwatch with a complex, 10-part case that could be customised with each component in a different metal. Now Vacheron Constantin has stripped the Quai de l’Île of many of its intriguing but superfluous features, distilling it to the essentials and […]
Read MoreIWC partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival to unveil a special edition watch. Tribeca Film Festival is now in its fourth year. This year unveiled the IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Edition “Tribeca Film Festival 2016.” As with last year’s unique Portofino Monopusher Edition “Tribeca Film Festival 2015,” this year’s timepiece comes with a slate dial […]
Read MoreIWC present spiffy new models into the Aquatimer collection, they are deep diving watches for equipping divers. Crafted to suit the specifics of such a niche sport, the expertise that goes into the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘La Cumbre Volcano’, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000, and the Aquatimer Automatic Edition ‘Expedition Jacques-Yves Cousteau’ is technical ingenuity at […]
Read MoreIWC Collectors’ Forum Pilots Chronograph CF3 is a limited edition pilot watch which comes from its on-line Collectors’ Forum. Based on the Spitfire chronograph, the CF3 has improvements which should appeal to traditionalists, like a soft iron cage to protect against magnetism. Created for the members of the IWC Collectors’ Forum, the IWC Collectors’ Forum CF3 […]
Read MoreIWC needed a slightly original yet highly conservative entry-level to mid-range casual dress watch that was missing from its collection. Inside of the IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Day & Date watch is a nice-looking in-house made IWC movement . IWC has sort of over-shadowed their Portofino collection for men by releasing a 37mm-wide model intended for […]
Read MoreStainless steel case with a blue alligator leather strap. Fixed stainless steel bezel. White dial with blue steel hands and Arabic numeral hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands and markers. Chronograph – two sub-dials displaying: 60 seconds and 30 minutes. Automatic movement with a 44 hour power reserve. […]
Read MoreIWC is really a collector popular with several legendary collections. Names like Portuguese, Ingenieur, Aquatimer, not to mention pilots’ watches in the “Mark” series, have gained their places within the horological hall of fame. Listed here are five current IWC watch appliances have been in stores now, listed below $10,000. IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVII […]
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