A friend sent me this cell phone photo of a large building near downtown Chicago. I've seen such ads in Hong Kong, but I never, ever, thought they'd appear in the U.S., let alone a city such as Chicago. Pretty impressive by my standards.
2,905 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 14, 2008Taylor, TX,
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The day one appears in Austin, I will be doing handstands! That is very cool! I have also seen more IWC print ads in a couple of the magazines to which I subscribe. It appears that "higher profile" advertising is occuring in the U.S!
Best regards, Jim
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I think I have seen ads on that building before. Maybe even a big "Go Blackhawks" sign. But not anything from IWC. Hope this is a trend. We need more public awareness so I don't have to explain what IWC means to my non watch friends.
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JustB Wrote:I look forward to the day (if ever) one appears in Australia!
As do I. With one AD in Western Australia IWC is not popular. Yet this is one aspect I like about IWC. There are probably more watch enthusiasts wearing IWC then there are Rolex. It seams everyone with spare change will go into a watch dealer and walk out with a sub/pres/gmt etc. Last month in HK, the amount of Rolex's in display windows on Nathan Rd was astonishing. This is what literally drew me to IWC. Whenever I saw an IWC, I was more interested then the millions (literally) of Rolex watches around. Suddenly Rolex seams common.
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anonymousmoose Wrote:There are probably more watch enthusiasts wearing IWC then there are Rolex.
Although I enjoy the relative niche of IWC, I would say, don't underestimate the enthusiasm of the Rolex owners. There are other fora too where you can witness this. The segment of these watches differ a bit. There is nothing wrong with the quality of the watches of the other brand, but there are reasons and emotions why I prefer the watches of IWC.
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Paul Bloemen Wrote:Although I enjoy the relative niche of IWC, I would say, don't underestimate the enthusiasm of the Rolex owners. There are other fora too where you can witness this. The segment of these watches differ a bit.
I agree. Without a doubt. I should have been more clear in my statement, I meaning in percentage teams not sheer numbers. If it were possible to do a statistical analysis my money would be that on percentage terms, there are more consumers buying Rolex who know little or nothing about watches then those who buy IWC. I would not be surprised if there were more Rolex enthusiastic in the word numbers wise then IWC. At some-stage I will be purchasing a Yactmaster or Submariner myself. But this could be a long time coming :-)
Regards, Michael
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Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
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As do I. With one AD in Western Australia IWC is not popular. Yet this is one aspect I like about IWC. There are probably more watch enthusiasts wearing IWC then there are Rolex. It seams everyone with spare change will go into a watch dealer and walk out with a sub/pres/gmt etc. Last month in HK, the amount of Rolex's in display windows on Nathan Rd was astonishing. This is what literally drew me to IWC. Whenever I saw an IWC, I was more interested then the millions (literally) of Rolex watches around. Suddenly Rolex seams common.
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Although I enjoy the relative niche of IWC, I would say, don't underestimate the enthusiasm of the Rolex owners. There are other fora too where you can witness this. The segment of these watches differ a bit. There is nothing wrong with the quality of the watches of the other brand, but there are reasons and emotions why I prefer the watches of IWC.
Kind regards,
Paul, wearing steel VC Portuguese
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)
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I agree. Without a doubt. I should have been more clear in my statement, I meaning in percentage teams not sheer numbers. If it were possible to do a statistical analysis my money would be that on percentage terms, there are more consumers buying Rolex who know little or nothing about watches then those who buy IWC. I would not be surprised if there were more Rolex enthusiastic in the word numbers wise then IWC. At some-stage I will be purchasing a Yactmaster or Submariner myself. But this could be a long time coming :-)
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