This forum began on the 11th of June 2001. For the first post, please click on the link below. You also might enjoy searching for all posts in June 2001 --we're now starting our 10th year!
I recall well how we started. The launch was delayed, so I was on holiday at Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, California, on June 11th, 2001. Back then, the backwoods didn't have broadband, so I had this phone-line connection from a cottage, and needed to post here.
My, how time flies. We were the first brand-sponsored forum on the Net, and in my opinion still one of the few and the best. We've had exclusives, we've had news, we've had forum watches, special contests, prizes, and all sorts of good stuff. Georges Kern has consistently run IWC during these years of important growth, and we --this forum-- have survived through all sorts of changes in the company and its personnel.
My compliments to all of you. No forum is better than its participants, and everyone here is great. You share, you think and you live and breath IWC. That's great for IWC, this forum and every member of this community.
I'm very proud of what we've built: this is a special community and we've also created a legacy of information about IWC. I'm glad you're here and appreciate what you contribute.
Thanks and cheers! Happy anniversary to us. Michael
5,078 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 29, 2003Sarasota, FL,
United States
It is great. I check in several times every day...
and look forward to doing so. And I have met a lot of great people through this forum. And hope to meet quite a few more. So yes, happy anniversary to all of us!
1,882 Discussions and CommentsMember since Oct. 28, 2002
Forum friends
Antother great thing about this forum is that the members become friends. On the occasions that we have meetings, it is like we know eachother for years. And everyone can feel welcomed. I was welcomed as much when I was the owner of a quartz Porsche Design IWC as a newcomer is welcomed with a PPC.
2,258 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 16, 2004
What we and IWC will never know ...
Is the number of watches that collectors have acquired as a result of participating in this Forum. I suspect it is a significant number. MF and IWC have done a magnificent job in maintaining the Forum and encouraging friendship amongst IWC collectors. Roll on the 10th and future anniversaries as the Forum continues to go from strength to strength.
3,778 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 28, 2001
Congratulations to us, you all
It is great to be here, many of the aspects Michael mentions are true for me. As "Amsterdam" showed lately, it is about watches and community.
As for a business case: because of the forum I may have bought, say, four watches that I would not have bought otherwise, just because I knew about them and learned to love them. If half of that number would be true for all forum members over the past nine years, it could be a feasible concept money wise. Plus that added fun factor, the forum is a true winner.
Kind regards, Paul, wearing steel VC Pilot's watch, one of that four
PS. My laptop died at home, Dell will deliver soon, but my contributions are meagre now, as at work I have other interests too
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
I recall well how we started. The launch was delayed, so I was on holiday at Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, California, on June 11th, 2001. Back then, the backwoods didn't have broadband, so I had this phone-line connection from a cottage, and needed to post here.
My, how time flies. We were the first brand-sponsored forum on the Net, and in my opinion still one of the few and the best. We've had exclusives, we've had news, we've had forum watches, special contests, prizes, and all sorts of good stuff. Georges Kern has consistently run IWC during these years of important growth, and we --this forum-- have survived through all sorts of changes in the company and its personnel.
My compliments to all of you. No forum is better than its participants, and everyone here is great. You share, you think and you live and breath IWC. That's great for IWC, this forum and every member of this community.
I'm very proud of what we've built: this is a special community and we've also created a legacy of information about IWC. I'm glad you're here and appreciate what you contribute.
Thanks and cheers! Happy anniversary to us.
Michael
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Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
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and look forward to doing so. And I have met a lot of great people through this forum. And hope to meet quite a few more.
So yes, happy anniversary to all of us!
Last edited: 18 June, 2013 - 19:31
..........and many many years to come. :-)
Cheers,
sc
scfong722@gmail.com
it is great to be here with you all and like Alan I check many times during the day.
Thank you Michael we all owe you so much :)
Argiris
Best regards
Argiris
Last edited: 29 October, 2011 - 21:11
Antother great thing about this forum is that the members become friends. On the occasions that we have meetings, it is like we know eachother for years. And everyone can feel welcomed. I was welcomed as much when I was the owner of a quartz Porsche Design IWC as a newcomer is welcomed with a PPC.
tonny.berteloot@pandora.be
Last edited: 7 March, 2013 - 19:31
Is the number of watches that collectors have acquired as a result of participating in this Forum. I suspect it is a significant number. MF and IWC have done a magnificent job in maintaining the Forum and encouraging friendship amongst IWC collectors. Roll on the 10th and future anniversaries as the Forum continues to go from strength to strength.
Last edited: 17 May, 2013 - 09:58
It is great to be here, many of the aspects Michael mentions are true for me. As "Amsterdam" showed lately, it is about watches and community.
As for a business case: because of the forum I may have bought, say, four watches that I would not have bought otherwise, just because I knew about them and learned to love them. If half of that number would be true for all forum members over the past nine years, it could be a feasible concept money wise. Plus that added fun factor, the forum is a true winner.
Kind regards,
Paul, wearing steel VC Pilot's watch, one of that four
PS. My laptop died at home, Dell will deliver soon, but my contributions are meagre now, as at work I have other interests too
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Last edited: 23 October, 2011 - 13:31