Greetings,
Every December we have a drawing intended to outdo all prior drawings. This year is no exception –we’ve got a large number of unique prizes. The prizes and procedures are described below.
December, it seems to me, is always a special month. The holiday season is a time for dreams, and this year we all can dream about a special IWC watch. The only catch here is that it’s a watch exists only in your dreams; it hasn’t been made yet. We all should read about your perfect fantasy watch.
I once asked a watchmaker what would be his dream project. He told me that he’d like to make a true perpetual calendar watch, which even takes into account date inconsistencies every 100 and 400 years. A mechanical watch that never would need resetting. Only trouble is, this watch is neither designed nor on anyone's short list to be produced. It's just a dream.
Likewise, what is your fantasy watch? What IWC isn’t produced today that you’d like to see?
We all know that one forum member wants a 24-hour watch. We’ve heard others fantasize about a ceramic-cased Ingenieur. I’ve also heard collectors ask for a manual wind Big Pilot, perhaps with the Jones movement. Or a new steel perpetual calendar Portuguese. Or even something simple –perhaps only a different dial or hands or color combination..
So please post below, before 12:01 a.m. Schaffhausen time on this Wednesday morning, December 13, your answer to the question “My IWC fantasy watch is….”. That's only three days from now, so please enter as soon as possible.
At least 20 and possibly more winners will be selected by random number drawing. These winners will receive one of numerous different prizes. Pilot’s Watch books and St. Exupery’s Night Flight. IWC shirts in various colors, and IWC caps. Note pads, DVDs and more. The odds of winning will be large –hopefully no less than one in three.
After entry, please check back here on Wednesday, December 14 for the announcement of the winners. If you’re lucky, send me your mailing information immediately thereafter so that prizes can be shipped promptly, in order to arrive hopefully before Christmas.
Thanks, good luck and happy holidays!
Michael
P.S. None of any watch ideas mentioned above are, to my knowledge, “in the works”. There are no hints here. Conversely, this contest isn’t a way to solicit new ideas for actual production. It’s just wishful thinking for a wishful time of the year.
