80 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 29, 2010
Nicks, dings and scratches go hand-in-hand with watch ownership. I remember when I first starting buying watches, I nicked my Omega... boy I was upset for a while, but now each mark tells a story and I'm not overly fussed about little mishaps anymore.
Care to post some of your not so good moments?
Allow me to start:
I managed to scrub my 3717 against a brick when lifting something heavy
My only not so good IWC moment so far happened when I tried on the platinum minute repeater when visiting Schaffhausen. For some reason I opted to take the watch off and return it rather than leap out the window and make a run for it...
2,908 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 14, 2008Taylor, TX,
United States
dmath Wrote:My only not so good IWC moment so far happened when I tried on the platinum minute repeater when visiting Schaffhausen. For some reason I opted to take the watch off and return it rather than leap out the window and make a run for it...
LOLOLOL! I totally empathize, David!
Best regards, Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!" Frank Zappa
3,742 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 22, 2001
When your friend is complaining about evil virtues of plexiglas crystal on a modern $10,000 Swiss watch and you tell him it's a homage to the tradition of how they we made in the day - and you faithfully exclaim how it's just as durable as anything else - to the point where you bet him that you will run it over with your car just to prove him wrong...
4,734 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
Until now I haven't had too many accidents, just two that I remember. When I took of my Ingenieur 3227-01 it slipped out of my hand and fell a moderate 2 inches onto a marble sink. The result was a dent in the side near the edge at9 o'clock.
The second accident was with my Pisa Portuguese Perpetual. I tried to take a 'HIP' shot (hand in pocket) but the camera fell out of my hand. I caught it with the hand wearing the watch and the lens hit the polished bevel just below the crystal. This resulted in a little ding.
Let's just hope it doesn't get as bad as on the Portuguese from Ardoise...
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Ardoise Wrote:When your friend is complaining about evil virtues of plexiglas crystal on a modern $10,000 Swiss watch and you tell him it's a homage to the tradition of how they we made in the day - and you faithfully exclaim how it's just as durable as anything else - to the point where you bet him that you will run it over with your car just to prove him wrong...
Ardoise, when I meet u in person some day, I need to have a big discussion with u about this. Its been bothering my since the middle of last year when I read it in the archives !!!!
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.
456 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2009Northbridge,
Australia
I didn't see or feel the watch as I caught it with a t-shirt and knocked it of the bench onto the stone floor, but as soon as I heard the sound of it hitting the ground I knew exactly what had happened:
After some surgery back at IWC, here it is today back on my wrist:
Was not very happy when it happened, but happy when I got it back!
Cheers,
Ben
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
25 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 4, 2012
bendy Wrote:I didn't see or feel the watch as I caught it with a t-shirt and knocked it of the bench onto the stone floor, but as soon as I heard the sound of it hitting the ground I knew exactly what had happened:
After some surgery back at IWC, here it is today back on my wrist:
Was not very happy when it happened, but happy when I got it back!
Cheers,
Ben
Wow. I would have fainted and followed the watch to the stone floor if that happened to me. Looks great!
Care to post some of your not so good moments?
Allow me to start:
I managed to scrub my 3717 against a brick when lifting something heavy
And another little chip...
Last edited: 12 March, 2013 - 12:43
Best regards,
David
Last edited: 8 January, 2013 - 17:49
LOLOLOL! I totally empathize, David!
Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
Regards,
Ardoise
The second accident was with my Pisa Portuguese Perpetual. I tried to take a 'HIP' shot (hand in pocket) but the camera fell out of my hand. I caught it with the hand wearing the watch and the lens hit the polished bevel just below the crystal. This resulted in a little ding.
Let's just hope it doesn't get as bad as on the Portuguese from Ardoise...
Kind regards,
Clemens
Ardoise, when I meet u in person some day, I need to have a big discussion with u about this. Its been bothering my since the middle of last year when I read it in the archives !!!!
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
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Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Last edited: 30 October, 2012 - 15:52
After some surgery back at IWC, here it is today back on my wrist:
Was not very happy when it happened, but happy when I got it back!
Cheers,
Ben
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
Last edited: 30 October, 2012 - 22:02
Wow. I would have fainted and followed the watch to the stone floor if that happened to me. Looks great!
How long was it with IWC for?