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Real life photos of the IWC Vintage Collection and some opinions

Date: May 20, 2008,09:06 AM -  (view entire thread)
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Here are some quick and dirty photos of the IWC Vintage Collection, and some quick and dirty opinions. smile
 
(Images of the Ingenieur are missing, for some reason I couldn't find them in my memory card, I must have accidentally deleted them)
 
My favourite by far is the Portuguese. It looks a whole lot better in the metal and on the wrist than it does in press kit photos. Despite the straightforward "IWC" logo instead of the old style lettering in italics, the watch is a beauty.

Surprisingly, my other favourite is the Da Vinci. It's cool and funky, and it looks great on the wrist. I initially thought it looked horrid, like a bad flashback to a forgotten era. But the end result is really brilliant. This is one watch that will look equally good on a male or female wrist.
 



Aside from the Portuguese, the other crowd favourite is the Portofino - I don't like it. It is near impossible to read due to the black dial and shiny hands, and the moon phase disc just doesn't stand out; a moon phase watch should be beautiful but this one is not. Still, it is not an ugly watch.

The rest of the vintage series leaves me indifferent. They are well executed but not extraordinary, with the exception of the Flieger which is completely unappealing; the dial, greenish luminous material and case just don't look right.

 The Aquatimer


 

 The Flieger


 

The only two I may actually buy are the Portuguese and Da Vinci - IWC did a fantastic job with those two. Bravo!

Many thanks to the great folks at IWC Singapore - Andreas, Connie and Vivian - for the hospitality extended to me today.
 
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-05-20 09:14:29

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