IWC Gets Bored; Rebrands A Top Gun Automatic Chronograph Watch To A Limited Edition For the German National Football Team
Lets not use the term recycling, but that is pretty much what IWC is doing right here. But this happens a lot, and if there was a watch to release, this would be the one. The IWC Pilots Watch? Chronograph Automatic Top Gun Edition was a really nice, and really desirable watch. Forget the movie tie in for a moment, and look at its handsome instrumental good looks, nice color contrast, and complex functions with the double chronograph. Apparently it did not matter to IWC that Top Gun actually game over 20 years prior to releasing the watch, there could be NO OTHER military plane related movie that would suffice. It was, and still is a very nice watch, and the world is ready for some derivatives!Well, the IWC Ref. IW371803 is a newish version of the IWC Top Gun. Its actually not fair to call it an exact copy. It does not share the titanium and ceramic case, but rather has a steel case. The most notable change is the dial colors, which are more exciting this time and probably relate to the

would you do it?
i am in a process of trading my 08 Chronomate evo for a 2014 speedy LNIB plus additional cash 1000 cash for the speedy is that a good deal or would you do it if it was you. here is my Breitling.49398-8fedb48d2521dfeb1a510410dc5ceb96.jpg49400-72b5498f5a70ae50e70c1302d76af91a.jpg

Did I get scammed? Did the authorized dealer sell me a used one as NEW??
I was showing my 5127 to my watch dealer friend and he was looking at mine with a loupe.And he discovered, to my dismay, that my new patek which I purchased in 2013 had been polished, as the gold engraving the dog hallmark was barely visible.Here is the engraved dog hallmark on my new patek that has never been polished by meImageUploadedByTapatalk1412690496.380975.jpgHere is what it's supposed to look like on another white gold Patek Calatrava (5296G)ImageUploadedByTapatalk1412690544.930828.jpgAlthough it's a pretty lousy picture you can see little lines in the dog, which are details that are completely missing on my hallmark.Nothing is there on my dog under the loupe!!What do you guys think?My watch dealer friend says that this has DEFINITELY been polished.I cannot believe my watch was used and sold to me as new.I'm traveling at the moment and don't have my macro lens with me so I could only take these shitty photos with my phone and a loupe.

312 misaligned hour hand - Panerai struggling to fix...
So I talked a watch neophyte buddy into buying from a Rock Solid trusted seller. He wanted an auto Pam and settled on the 312 after a year of thinking about it.Not long after buying the watch - and wearing it sparingly - he noticed the hour had was so misaligned...he could not tell if it was resting on the hour correctly or not.A local AD nicely sent it off to Panerai for him. Eight weeks pass and he gets a call saying the watch came back looking exactly the same...so back to Panerai. Now, nearly a month later Panerai QA calls the AD saying the hand is still misaligned. It's supposed to be back any day now.Is such a thing so difficult to fix?!?

Huge pleasure in giving.
Yesterday was huge brownie points for me from with Mrs. Kevan, green box given with a bi-metal DJ, diamond numerals. She was over the moon. I enjoyed delivering that gift....I then had an epiphany moment. My son is going to get them all when I shuffle off, so why not continue the giving theme. I presented him with my white steel Daytona. I waited for that watch and loved buying it. But I gained so much more giving it to someone who will cherish it. The look on his face was priceless.As I did that my wife gave our daughter a copper faced DJ, the first Rolex I bought my wife.I don't think I have ever enjoyed parting with a loved possession so much.