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![FIVE GREAT DA VINCI MODELS]()
FIVE GREAT DA VINCI MODELSI’m still on a relentless pursuit of collecting five great models from each of IWC’s product lines. I’ve cast my lot for Ingenieur, Portuguieser, Pilot and Aquatimer models, so now I need to turn to the Da Vinci models. -
![FIVE GREAT IWC DIVING WATCHES]()
FIVE GREAT IWC DIVING WATCHES -
![FIVE GREAT PILOT’S WATCHES]()
FIVE GREAT PILOT’S WATCHESI’ve already picked my five Ingenieurs and five Portugieser wristwatches. For each group, I’ve spent only about 100,000 US Dollars or Swiss Francs. This time, I thought picking five great IWC Pilot’s Watches would be easy. But it became a perplexing task: too many watches and too little time! -
![FIVE GREAT PORTUGIESERS]()
FIVE GREAT PORTUGIESERSEvery watch lover’s fantasy may be to own more watches. And one way to play out that fantasy would be by dreaming of watches to own. But truth be told, even dreaming is not always easy. There are too many great watches manufactured by IWC, and that can be a high-class problem. -
![“OCEAN BUNDS” SURFACE AT IWC MUSEUM]()
“OCEAN BUNDS” SURFACE AT IWC MUSEUMMartin Dohrmann wasn't a watch collector when he strolled into a vintage and used watch fair for the first time, back in 1995. In fact he hadn't really thought much about watches at all until he saw the newspaper ad for that Uhrenbörse at the local university's cafeteria. -
![COLLECTING FIVE GREAT INGENIEURS]()
COLLECTING FIVE GREAT INGENIEURSThe name Ingenieur is a fitting one to be used by IWC. Naming a watch line as Ingenieur was a stroke of genius, both in its simplicity and for what it represents. As a hypothetical exercise, imagine being given 100,000 (in Dollars or Swiss francs) with the entire purpose being to acquire five – and only five – Ingenieur examples. Which models should they be? -
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SERVICE AS AN ATTITUDEAs the former head of service, Andreas greatly enhanced IWC service during his tenure. A watch guy himself, he was a good friend of many IWC collectors and made it a point to attend collectors’ meetings, especially those held during SIHH. Andreas cared what people thought and he wanted to convey his knowledge to others. -
![HISTORY OF IWC’S PORTUGIESER WATCHES REFERENCE 325]()
HISTORY OF IWC’S PORTUGIESER WATCHES REFERENCE 325Only a few watches in the history of watchmaking have become iconic for watch collectors worldwide, undoubtedly, one of these watches is the IWC Portugieser Reference 325. Many years after its initial debut, this watch has become the archetype for one of the most successful contemporary IWC watch families. -
![THE START OF A COMPLICATED ERA]()
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![INTERVIEW WITH BOB BUNNIK]()
INTERVIEW WITH BOB BUNNIKBob Bunnik is a very good friend of many IWC collectors throughout the world. He has attended numerous collectors’ meetings in Schaffhausen and at SIHH in Geneva. In this interview, Bob shares about himself and interests. -
![TEN YEARS OF IWC AND LAUREUS]()
TEN YEARS OF IWC AND LAUREUS -
![HANNO BURTSCHER: DA VINCI DESIGNER, RENAISSANCE MAN]()
HANNO BURTSCHER: DA VINCI DESIGNER, RENAISSANCE MAN -
![F.A. JONES: THE MAN AND THE MYSTERY]()
F.A. JONES: THE MAN AND THE MYSTERY -
![LE PETIT PRINCE - DREAMS AND WATCHES]()
LE PETIT PRINCE - DREAMS AND WATCHES -
![TEN TIPS FOR WATCH CARE]()
TEN TIPS FOR WATCH CARE -
![1950 - THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT COMES FROM SCHAFFHAUSEN]()
1950 - THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT COMES FROM SCHAFFHAUSEN -
![TIME IN YOUR POCKET]()
TIME IN YOUR POCKET -
![25 YEARS THE UNVEILING OF A MASTERPIECE OF COMPLICATION]()
25 YEARS THE UNVEILING OF A MASTERPIECE OF COMPLICATION -
![INTERVIEW WITH ARGIRIS DEVELEGAS]()
INTERVIEW WITH ARGIRIS DEVELEGAS -
![INTERVIEW WITH IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN CEO CHRISTOPH GRAINGER-HERR]()
INTERVIEW WITH IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN CEO CHRISTOPH GRAINGER-HERR -
![INTERVIEW WITH RALPH EDMONDSON]()
INTERVIEW WITH RALPH EDMONDSON -
![INTERVIEW WITH ERWIN CHU]()
INTERVIEW WITH ERWIN CHU -
![INTERVIEW WITH ADRIAN VAN DER MEIJDEN]()
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![INTERVIEW WITH JIM PEARSON]()
INTERVIEW WITH JIM PEARSON -
![INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIO GOMES]()
INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIO GOMES -
![INTERVIEW WITH JARROD GILL]()
INTERVIEW WITH JARROD GILL -
![INTERVIEW WITH TERRY RUSSELL]()
INTERVIEW WITH TERRY RUSSELL -
![INTERVIEW WITH THANG VO-TA]()
INTERVIEW WITH THANG VO-TA -
![INTERVIEW WITH BILL BARKER]()
INTERVIEW WITH BILL BARKER
