461 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 7, 2008
whichwatch Wrote:You do not love the CFI????? Man, I know there are a bunch of guys who wish they had gotten one!
I do like it, just not love it ;-) It is a very special watch with very special moments attached to it (that bunch of hungry people looking at it during SIHH and getting it from The Man (as Richard calls him) in Antwerp) but when I look at it, the design does not create a WOW-effect. Those special moments will make it difficult to sell the watch (but never say never). So I do have a like-watch with love-moments attached to it!
284 Discussions and CommentsMember since Feb. 26, 2012Singapore,
Singapore
Felt that way about my 3568. Made a nice gift though and the recipient did have the love for it that was absent for me. Every watch deserves a good home.
5,023 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 29, 2003Sarasota, FL,
United States
This is an interesting concept and the more I think about it the more it makes sense. In fact, I believe I can divide my collection in three categories...love, like and sell.
Basically, there are a number of watches I love, and the rest I like. The few that have fallen out of favor I should sell. But somehow, at the time each was purchased, it was love at first sight. LOL
735 Discussions and CommentsMember since July 12, 2011
Norway
Sunflower Wrote: There is no need at all to get the maximum emotionally all the time.
Kind regards, Paul
Very interesting discussion indeed. I have found that although I don't love all my watches all the time, I do sometimes strap on a watch that I like, and then realize why I fell for it in the first place. Sometimes that makes me start to love it all over again. On the other hand I have also realized that even I, like all of us, do change with time, and so has my taste in watches. In other words, if starting over again today would I have bought all the watches I currently have? Nope, I wouldn't. But as Alan says, I did love each one of them when I bought them! And for that reason I cannot see myself letting any of them go.
60 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 18, 2001
Thank you Dick! I think I know exactly what you are saying. I've been fortunate to have only really missed the "love" mark one time. My F.A.Jones is in all respects a wonderful watch and I love all the other Portuguesers that I have but for some reason, as much as I like the Jones, it is the one I'd sell. When I bought it new, I was sure it was love, but I guess it was just lust after all. Every time I see it in the box, or wear it, I think "that's a nice watch" followed by "I wish it was a VC Portuguese or a Hand Wound".
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
interesting discussion. for me, each watch I need to love at a particular occasion or mood. there are certainly times, especially when another watch is worn, that i start thinking, 'why did I buy those other kinds of watches', but that thought dissipates once a day or occasion calls for those 'other kinds of watches' to be worn...
there are *some* watches that fit everyday / anyday, but they are in the rare minority - and does not necessarily mean I love these more than the others.
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.
58 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 12, 2010Melbourne,
Australia
Nad Zakem Wrote:Hi Dick, I know "exactly" how you feel!
After I acquired my much-anticipated St-Ex UTC I was thrilled. I was looking for an IWC solution for my travels (you know that I travel a little) and thought this would be a great alternative to the "P" 88 that been my companion for many years.
What's not to like...................
- UTC easy-set function - Beautiful Brown dial - Limited Edition - 44mm - Amazing case-back engraving
However, every time I wore the watch I felt 'underwhelmed'.
Result.....................I moved it out of my collection after just a couple of years :-(
Nad, as much as I can respect your feelings and opinions, it sort of pains me to know this.*
That St Ex UTC was my first (and currently only) IWC as a special combined birthday/birth of our daughter gift and for those reasons alone, I know I could never part with it.
Aside from the sentimental value, I also love the fact that it dresses so well casually (think jeans and t-shirts) yet is equally at home with more formal attire. When I first began looking, my eye was drawn to more conservative models, yet my wife made an excellent point in that she wanted me to wear the watch and enjoy it.
And so I do. This is my "daily beater" if that's the correct expression.
I love the layout; it is balanced and the elements are well proportioned. I love the little details like those screws in the UTC window and the way the A compliments the case. The colour scheme of rich brown with contrasting off white numbers on the dial and cream quilted stitching on the strap places it in a bygone era. Then there's that lume, jumping hour hand and the size - it's a substantial piece. The limited edition and case-back engraving are further treasures just for the owner.
It has travelled with me on two great o/s trips now - NY, London, Rome, Amsterdam, HK, Vienna, Dolomiti (but not skiing; must find an IWC for that!) and Verona as well as around Australia. It has done the hard yards!
I love it. I'm sure I'll love others* in the future, but this one is a keeper for me.
* When I first joined the forum, I was so excited to see your travelogue with this same model - it gave me a shot in the arm to know a featured forum member had the same model as myself as part of their collection. * In terms of collecting, I'm not sure where I'll head next - I don't see myself collecting all the St Ex models, so now I'm at a jump off point. (There are two grail pieces - modest, by this forum's standards I'd hazard, but I'm working toward them; one made an appearance a few posts up.)
456 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2009Northbridge,
Australia
Hi Dick,
Maybe this is just a case of over use - you mention that it has been on your wrist since you got it and maybe you need a bit of separation to fully appreciate the watch, a case of "Separation makes the heart grow fonder".
It is a stunning watch - I tried one on when they were doing the rounds through the AD's early last year and loved the watch at the time, it was great to see an Ardoise dial on a stainless watch and I felt at the time that out of all the Pilot releases, this one was a winner, great looking, functional and well priced.
Maybe you just need to put it away for a short while, wear something else and then take it out again and see if that flame you were expecting is burning once again.
Cheers,
Ben
PS, great shots.
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
225 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 18, 2012
whichwatch Wrote:
All I can do is ask.... Have you ever fallen in like with a watch?
Hello Dick
I felt exactly the same with some newer purchases, like the Yacht Club Chrono or the Portuguese Vintage. While the watches were well made, they didn't generate the excitement anymore of other watches, like the 5002 or a Jubilee Portuguese. I had your Spitfire on order, but after the AD was unable to keep the promise of delivery time, I cancelled the order. In this case, the joy was gone already before I actually had the watch and went for another brand, which for me - personally - was the better choice at the end.
The funny thing is: Sometimes you just want a watch for having a new watch. This is mostly the wrong way to go for it, I learned. And sometimes you like a watch, but you are hesitating, because you fear you would loose the joy afterwards. Mostly, in these cases, you are wrong. Happened to me with my orange dialed 5026, which I still really love.
You come from nothing, you go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!
I do like it, just not love it ;-) It is a very special watch with very special moments attached to it (that bunch of hungry people looking at it during SIHH and getting it from The Man (as Richard calls him) in Antwerp) but when I look at it, the design does not create a WOW-effect. Those special moments will make it difficult to sell the watch (but never say never). So I do have a like-watch with love-moments attached to it!
I guess I'm spoiled!
Peter
Michael
Basically, there are a number of watches I love, and the rest I like. The few that have fallen out of favor I should sell. But somehow, at the time each was purchased, it was love at first sight. LOL
Very interesting discussion indeed. I have found that although I don't love all my watches all the time, I do sometimes strap on a watch that I like, and then realize why I fell for it in the first place. Sometimes that makes me start to love it all over again.
On the other hand I have also realized that even I, like all of us, do change with time, and so has my taste in watches. In other words, if starting over again today would I have bought all the watches I currently have? Nope, I wouldn't. But as Alan says, I did love each one of them when I bought them! And for that reason I cannot see myself letting any of them go.
I think Paul said it best in his quote above :-)
Skule
Thanks for the great post.
Kent
there are *some* watches that fit everyday / anyday, but they are in the rare minority - and does not necessarily mean I love these more than the others.
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.
That St Ex UTC was my first (and currently only) IWC as a special combined birthday/birth of our daughter gift and for those reasons alone, I know I could never part with it.
Aside from the sentimental value, I also love the fact that it dresses so well casually (think jeans and t-shirts) yet is equally at home with more formal attire. When I first began looking, my eye was drawn to more conservative models, yet my wife made an excellent point in that she wanted me to wear the watch and enjoy it.
And so I do. This is my "daily beater" if that's the correct expression.
I love the layout; it is balanced and the elements are well proportioned. I love the little details like those screws in the UTC window and the way the A compliments the case. The colour scheme of rich brown with contrasting off white numbers on the dial and cream quilted stitching on the strap places it in a bygone era. Then there's that lume, jumping hour hand and the size - it's a substantial piece. The limited edition and case-back engraving are further treasures just for the owner.
It has travelled with me on two great o/s trips now - NY, London, Rome, Amsterdam, HK, Vienna, Dolomiti (but not skiing; must find an IWC for that!) and Verona as well as around Australia. It has done the hard yards!
I love it. I'm sure I'll love others* in the future, but this one is a keeper for me.
* When I first joined the forum, I was so excited to see your travelogue with this same model - it gave me a shot in the arm to know a featured forum member had the same model as myself as part of their collection.
* In terms of collecting, I'm not sure where I'll head next - I don't see myself collecting all the St Ex models, so now I'm at a jump off point. (There are two grail pieces - modest, by this forum's standards I'd hazard, but I'm working toward them; one made an appearance a few posts up.)
Anthony
Last edited: 17 March, 2013 - 01:17
Maybe this is just a case of over use - you mention that it has been on your wrist since you got it and maybe you need a bit of separation to fully appreciate the watch, a case of "Separation makes the heart grow fonder".
It is a stunning watch - I tried one on when they were doing the rounds through the AD's early last year and loved the watch at the time, it was great to see an Ardoise dial on a stainless watch and I felt at the time that out of all the Pilot releases, this one was a winner, great looking, functional and well priced.
Maybe you just need to put it away for a short while, wear something else and then take it out again and see if that flame you were expecting is burning once again.
Cheers,
Ben
PS, great shots.
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
Last edited: 21 February, 2013 - 01:57
Hello Dick
I felt exactly the same with some newer purchases, like the Yacht Club Chrono or the Portuguese Vintage. While the watches were well made, they didn't generate the excitement anymore of other watches, like the 5002 or a Jubilee Portuguese. I had your Spitfire on order, but after the AD was unable to keep the promise of delivery time, I cancelled the order. In this case, the joy was gone already before I actually had the watch and went for another brand, which for me - personally - was the better choice at the end.
The funny thing is: Sometimes you just want a watch for having a new watch. This is mostly the wrong way to go for it, I learned. And sometimes you like a watch, but you are hesitating, because you fear you would loose the joy afterwards. Mostly, in these cases, you are wrong. Happened to me with my orange dialed 5026, which I still really love.
You come from nothing, you go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!
Last edited: 21 February, 2013 - 07:57
lovers come and go, good friends stays...
look at it this way, you can look forward to have something else more 'exciting' to flirt with once in a while.
Try live without it and see if you miss it. Only then you'll know if this is your lifelong buddy. If so, then that's a great watch in my books.
PS- love the pics!
Vincent Fong
