2,242 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 2, 2001
I'm back in the saddle again. Out where a friend is a friend. Each day I feel no fear If I wear my Ingenieur. I'm back in the saddle again.
OK, so it's not exactly Gene Autry. For our non-American friends, Gene Autry was "The Singing Cowboy" who starred in radio, movies, and later televison during the 1930's through 1950's. He later owned a major league baseball team as well as Los Angeles radio and televison stations. This will give you an idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dx8AfTmQk
And here is why I am "Back in the Saddle Again":
I sold my Ingenieur quite some time ago as part of a decision to reduce the number of watches I owned but didn't always get to wear. I used to wear a different watch each day, selected from dozens, many of which weren't getting wrist time. This became very easy once my white dial Aquatimer 2000 arrived. Though I was a little uncertain at first, the Aquatimer soon became a favorite and my rotation became two watches.
But wait! No black dial? What sort of IWC lover doesn't own a black dial? How can this be? Man, I needed one!
But which watch for Whichwatch? Somewhere in the past churning, I had sold my Ingenieur. I had sold my 3717 pilot chrono. I had sold my Ceramic Doppel. I had sold the follow-up Top Gun. But as I thought about it, there was only one choice. The problem was, how to source a watch now out of production and increasingly becoming a cult favorite that is harder and harder to find. The answer came via a good IWC friend. Just back from the spa, feeling and looking good as new, and on my wrist to stay this time. So now it's a three watch rotation, with a few other dressier IWC pieces for special wear.
2,905 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 14, 2008Taylor, TX,
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OMG...I remember Saturday mornings with the "Singing Cowboy!" That looks like a great rotation, Dick (although I might never pry the PIsa off my arm if I was a proud owner)! Congratulations on the perfect IWC balance for daily wear.
Best regards, Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!" Frank Zappa
5,025 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 9, 2006
Way to go Dick. That's a nice pick-up. If you are like me, the Inge gets a lot of wrist time. Even though it is a heavy watch, it wears comfortably and the bracelet is one of the best in the IWC line-up. Wear it in good health.
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great colection and good story to read too. But why sell the pilot, it seems you now can climb moutains, go diving and after dress for formal diners.. but what about flying. Let me know when you get one again. cheers Bas Dekkers
2,242 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 2, 2001
[quote=]great colection and good story to read too. But why sell the pilot, it seems you now can climb moutains, go diving and after dress for formal diners.. but what about flying. Let me know when you get one again. cheers Bas Dekkers[/quote]
The pilot was a great daily wear. I sold it during the major reduction in my collection when I sold a number of watches I loved. But I found I could only wear so many, and house rennovations provided a ready place to apply the extra cash.
4,730 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
Good to see you added that one back in your collection! What a funny thing you choose the title "Back in the saddle again" since yesterday I was looking a mountainbike movie with exactly that title!
626 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 20, 2008
What a great watch. For some reason whenever I see this watch I think of the Terminator...did your earlier Inge by any chance remark "I'll be back"? It sure did :)
2,242 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 2, 2001
lndblr Wrote:So you sold off much of your collection recently. I get the feeling it is going to creep back up again in numbers. As it should.
Actually, I don't see much creep coming. I'm more retired than not now, and house rennovations have soaked up all available cash. So unless something leaves, I don't think anything new will come in. I'm not sure I see any of these leaving.
Out where a friend is a friend.
Each day I feel no fear
If I wear my Ingenieur.
I'm back in the saddle again.
OK, so it's not exactly Gene Autry. For our non-American friends, Gene Autry was "The Singing Cowboy" who starred in radio, movies, and later televison during the 1930's through 1950's. He later owned a major league baseball team as well as Los Angeles radio and televison stations. This will give you an idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dx8AfTmQk
And here is why I am "Back in the Saddle Again":
I sold my Ingenieur quite some time ago as part of a decision to reduce the number of watches I owned but didn't always get to wear. I used to wear a different watch each day, selected from dozens, many of which weren't getting wrist time. This became very easy once my white dial Aquatimer 2000 arrived. Though I was a little uncertain at first, the Aquatimer soon became a favorite and my rotation became two watches.
But wait! No black dial? What sort of IWC lover doesn't own a black dial? How can this be? Man, I needed one!
But which watch for Whichwatch? Somewhere in the past churning, I had sold my Ingenieur. I had sold my 3717 pilot chrono. I had sold my Ceramic Doppel. I had sold the follow-up Top Gun. But as I thought about it, there was only one choice. The problem was, how to source a watch now out of production and increasingly becoming a cult favorite that is harder and harder to find. The answer came via a good IWC friend. Just back from the spa, feeling and looking good as new, and on my wrist to stay this time. So now it's a three watch rotation, with a few other dressier IWC pieces for special wear.
It's good to be "Back in the Saddle Again"!
Dick L.
whichwatch at roadrunner dot com
Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
Last edited: 13 March, 2012 - 15:03
Bill
Last edited: 23 June, 2012 - 20:15
But why sell the pilot, it seems you now can climb moutains, go diving and after dress for formal diners..
but what about flying.
Let me know when you get one again.
cheers
Bas Dekkers
bdekkers@sysqa.nl
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Last edited: 17 September, 2012 - 19:36
But why sell the pilot, it seems you now can climb moutains, go diving and after dress for formal diners..
but what about flying.
Let me know when you get one again.
cheers
Bas Dekkers[/quote]
The pilot was a great daily wear. I sold it during the major reduction in my collection when I sold a number of watches I loved. But I found I could only wear so many, and house rennovations provided a ready place to apply the extra cash.
Dick L.
whichwatch at roadrunner dot com
Kind regards and enjoy wearing the Inge again!
Clemens
Last edited: 30 May, 2012 - 20:59
Congrats and enjoy it.
Cheers,
Evan
evan_nanos at yahoo.com
Regards
Farhad
Last edited: 8 November, 2012 - 12:49
Actually, I don't see much creep coming. I'm more retired than not now, and house rennovations have soaked up all available cash. So unless something leaves, I don't think anything new will come in. I'm not sure I see any of these leaving.
Dick L.
whichwatch at roadrunner dot com
Greetings,
Bob
b.bunnik <u>at</u> zonnet.nl
Last edited: 27 August, 2011 - 21:53