First LE for Russian market was produced!! A tribute to famous Russia gymnast (12 Olympic medals), 50 pieces of steel BP will be sold in Russia only. According to the rumours the watch No. 1 will get Alexei and the watch No. 2 - V. Putin.
Who is interesting, can find the info about him in wiki.
This is "official" photo:
and few photos from SIHH and from Moscow boutique:
Saw this briefly on Facebook yesterday thanks to SC. But then it was mysteriously deleted.
Very cool watch.
roman, cool indeed. once again i think a lot of conscious design thought & methodology has been put into this by IWC... as it 'speaks russian' to me if that makes any sense.
thank you for posting!
thang
One more detail - the colours of the dial repeat the colours of Russian flag:
Very cool, Roman! I think we have another special BP to admire!
What, Medvedev didn't rate a # 3? I like the execution, but I'm not sure about the starkly contrasting power reserve sub-dial.
Who is it))))? Let's see.
bill i tend to agree with your view throughout all of iwc's watches-- i personally find the 'panda effect' of white subdial/black dial or black subdial/white dial too stark. but to each their own, and i'm certain this cool watch will be very popular. what a small edition size considering the certain demand.
regards,
thang
Very handsome. I really like this BP. Well done. Craving some caviar now.
I agree, few designs appeals to all customers. I bet this will be a sell out model in short order.
круто!
But I would have produced more so Mr. P. could get number 140!
Aloha Roman -
Thanks for the info and pictures! Another interesting Big Pilot!
Another very interesting limited edition - again a Big Pilot with character and class. Poor Tracy and SC will be tapping up the air miles to keep their collections up to date ;-)
My appreciation of Limited editions is indeed a Guilty Pleasure. Working for a Personalized healthcare company and living this culture daily its only natural for me to appreciate the marketeering talents of such approaches in haute horlogerie as well.
Hi Andrew,
Cheers,
sc
WOW!
Regards,
Thang
sc Way to Go Sir! We knew you would not disappoint!
and BTW -I dont share Bills view on that subdial. I really like it!
Congratulations on another fine piece joining your collection.
Best regards
Mark
Number #3/50 and 8/50 are still availble in the BTQ in Moscow! )))