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some pics from my pit stop @ HK Flagship last week.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
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Shing, Great photos as always. I love the Ingenieur Chronograph with the solid black dial. Is the case the similar enough between the split second chrono and the regular chrono that the rubber strap would fit the regular chrono? Keep those photos coming (for those of us who live a thousand miles from a flagship store!! Jeff
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Hi Jeff, I have no specifications to back me up, but I suspect the answer is No - because the rubber strap on the Double CHrono Titanium is wider than the regular Chrono (even though diameter wise the regular chrono is bigger). I will check again.
I also asked if the deployment clasp of the regular Chrono Ingenieurs could be used for the Double Chrono Titanium Ingenieur, and the answer was no they would not fit, and as of last week, there no plans to manufacture one. But this could change of course.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
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To me there is no contest. The steel chrono is my choice. Unless you are smitten by the titanium? I like the feel of a heavy watch on my wrist and the steel chrono is substantial. Have you tried it with a bracelet? I think the steel bracelet would further offset the black dial and really look great.
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I almost agree with Alan, but I would like to see a now not existing watch, a kind of marriage of the watches shown: the solid black dial Ingenieur Chrono on a bracelet, but then in titanium. With the new 89361 movement it would probably be irresistible to me. Although I would wait to see what 2012 brings.
Kind regards, Paul
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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Shing, that titanium Inge is a real sporty looker, and would feel right at home in your collection (especially since you have a new yacht club but no Aquatimer as yet). But I read here, and see others say go for the steel.
So I will chip in, and not one to rock the boat and go against the stream I say "Go on man...and pull the trigger on that steel one!"
But then, that Titanium is a really nice watch too...
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jperk Wrote:Is the case the similar enough between the split second chrono and the regular chrono that the rubber strap would fit the regular chrono? Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Unfortunately, the straps aren't interchangeable between the two Ingenieurs because they use different attachment systems (if you see on Shing's photo, the rubber strap uses the same system as the older Aquatimers; you push on the button in the middle of the lug, then slide out a metal bar. The other Ingenieur uses spring bars.
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Good morning on a nice and cool Friday ! Am pleased the weather is starting to get cooler in HK.
Thanks for all your comments. bracelets don't sit well with me unfortunately - never have before in the past with other brands, and now with IWC I'm still warming up to them. I prefer the contrasting material with the casing when I look / glance at the six 0 clock region of the watch with the leather or rubber strap.
I find the rubber strap on the Titanium Ingenieur even more comfortable than the Portuguese Yacht Club one actually.
Pulling the trigger, hmmm.. will keep u guys posted.
Alan Ross Wrote:To me there is no contest. The steel chrono is my choice. Unless you are smitten by the titanium? I like the feel of a heavy watch on my wrist and the steel chrono is substantial. Have you tried it with a bracelet? I think the steel bracelet would further offset the black dial and really look great.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
Great photos as always. I love the Ingenieur Chronograph with the solid black dial. Is the case the similar enough between the split second chrono and the regular chrono that the rubber strap would fit the regular chrono? Keep those photos coming (for those of us who live a thousand miles from a flagship store!!
Jeff
I also asked if the deployment clasp of the regular Chrono Ingenieurs could be used for the Double Chrono Titanium Ingenieur, and the answer was no they would not fit, and as of last week, there no plans to manufacture one. But this could change of course.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
Skule
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Kind regards,
Paul
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
If I could I would go for the steel one.
Andrew
andrew.thomas1@mac.com
Last edited: 1 January, 2012 - 02:03
So I will chip in, and not one to rock the boat and go against the stream I say "Go on man...and pull the trigger on that steel one!"
But then, that Titanium is a really nice watch too...
Best regards
Mark
Best regards
Mark
Last edited: 16 April, 2013 - 00:36
Hi Jeff,
Unfortunately, the straps aren't interchangeable between the two Ingenieurs because they use different attachment systems (if you see on Shing's photo, the rubber strap uses the same system as the older Aquatimers; you push on the button in the middle of the lug, then slide out a metal bar. The other Ingenieur uses spring bars.
Thanks for all your comments. bracelets don't sit well with me unfortunately - never have before in the past with other brands, and now with IWC I'm still warming up to them. I prefer the contrasting material with the casing when I look / glance at the six 0 clock region of the watch with the leather or rubber strap.
I find the rubber strap on the Titanium Ingenieur even more comfortable than the Portuguese Yacht Club one actually.
Pulling the trigger, hmmm.. will keep u guys posted.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07