An Open Letter To John Mayer, From IWC
There are always two sides to a story. When we published John Mayer's open letter to IWC, we knew the response would be huge – the overwhelming majority of readers agreed with his sentiments about what he has perceived to be a drastic change in direction for the legendary Swiss watchmaker. Well, the folks in Schaffhausen have heard his thoughts (and your comments) loud and clear, and today, we present their response in full. Dear Mr. Mayer, As you can imagine, we read your open letter to IWC on HODINKEE with considerable interest. We couldn't help but feel we owed you a reply and before saying anything else, we must thank you not only for your long support of our brand but also for the obvious passion for our work that is reflected in your letter.For some reason we kept thinking of the title to a song of yours called, "I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You," as it sounds as if that's how you feel about IWC. As we’re sure you know, the

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Hi folksI'm looking to buy a 38mm Breitling and have narrowed it down to ref A41330 or A41370What I have been able to find out is that the only difference is mineral or sapphire crystal (except the caseback)But I have also seen mineral models range to 2005 and sapphires from early 2000...Whats up with those 2 models?Is there A41330 with sapphire or just mineral? Can they bee replaced with sapphire?Thanks in advanced

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