A surprise at my AD

Today I went to my AD to send my AT Vintage to service. As usual, before entering I have a look at the shop window to see which IWCs he has exposed there.
Today, strangely enough, there were all kind of brands exposed, but no IWCs.
But then suddenly, there was something which caught my attention. It was a shop window next to my AD.
What surprise ... in the two weeks from my last visit my AD had extended his presence with the following:

A dedicated IWC shop window!

What a pleasant surprise. At the same time I thought whether probably I had bought too many IWCs this year from him, and therefore he climbed up the IWC AD ladder?:-)

But among all that beauties in the window, there was one smiling at me and talking to me. It was saying: "Come in ... put me on your wrist. Believe me, you will enjoy it!" I was very surprised to see it at my AD, as I thought it was available only at a few boutiques, and it is very limited. Any guess which one it is?

Right, it is this one:

Wow, what a beauty! I need to admit that so far the Inge's haven't caught my attention. Have tried on my wrist several of them ... all very nice ... but none of them was really giving me the feeling of "I want to marry her". Hence, I do not have any Inge in my collection.

But this one is completely different. She is smiling at me. She is flirting with me ... depending on her mood, she is sometimes showing me her three dimensions of the dial ... and the letters on the dial seem to hover over the carbon dial. As if she would be joyfully playing around. And then, suddenly, she switches back to two dimension, and seems to be very resolutely and strong. Knowing exactly what she wants and how to reach her target.

The pictures simply do not do any justice to the beauty of this timepiece.

I fear I fell in love with this beauty. And it is just a month ago that I fell in love and pulled the trigger on two blue beauties.
Now, what shall I do? Is it a sign of destiny that my standard AD has this superb timepiece on stock? Is the destiny trying to tell me that my collection is not complete without an Inge, and that therefore I should pull the trigger on this one? I really have butterflies in my stomach, thinking back to that flirt with this beauty.
On the other hand, I have really overstretched this year giving food to my IWC virus. And finally I am driving the wrong car for this timepiece (and the change of car is absolutely not an option!!LoL).
But can a man really act rational when he is in love? Help!!

Hi Giovanni,

Well, let me give you a little advice, which I am sure you want to hear..... BUY IT! I own an Ingenieur CLS 55 and love it.
To me it seems like you are in love with this one. When you are in love, what can you do? Holding back and wait just makes it worse. And also, this one is limited, so don't wait too long. Or else it will be gone. Than you will get left behind trying to find out what happened to your new love. So save yourselves and take out your chech book!

Good luck with your decision, and..... let us know what you decided.

Best Regards,

Melchior

contemplating a modern Ingenieur ? join me Giovanni :)

this one fresh back from servicing after a crown issue (could not lock):

Wow, those are great pics and it looks great on your wrist :-)

It's a tough choice you have to make. As for the 'Boutique only' part: I have seen several other watches at normal AD's, like the Portuguese Pure Classic at several occasions, both black and white, a Portuguese Perpetual in RG with blue dial, a Portuguese Tourbillon rétrograde in RG with a blue dial. Apparently, the Boutique exclusivity is less strickt than I thought it would be.

Kind regards,

Clemens

PS: I think a Porsche and AMG Inge work very well togethwr ;-)

Giavanni,

On my calendar it is already 2013 so your year's watch budget starts over!
I had this model on my wrist at the NYC Boutique two weeks ago and it really sings "take me home"
Good luck with your decision. Please post pictures when you bring it home. LOL
Regards,
Kevin

To quote another eestemed forum member and good friend - quote: " You know you want it!"

And indeed - its a beautiful timepiece, limited only in it's availibility!

Giovanni - You're a poet. That description of the watch is fantastic. Very sensual.

Kevin - I guess the rule is that when you receive the first January magazine issue it's the New Year?

Giovanni - that is a cool Big Inge - I know I will just sound like another enabler but go for it! And trust me, you won't regret it :-)

I made the plunge eralier this year with a twin model, and it has become my favorite office watch.

PS! Don't even think about selling that engineering marvel you own from Stuttgart - it goes perfectly with an Ingenieur!!!

Kevin, can you please explain me the length and duration of your Fiscal Year? Or is it kind of agile?:-))

David, are not all of us getting poets as soon as we fall in love?:-)

Magnifico, una bellezza! The right proportions and a perfect face ;-) that carbon is superb. I am no friend of the "one out of 145" typography but still, if I could, I'd get that beauty immediately. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a scientist so I don't think I'm capable of being poetic. But I admire the trait in others. :)