• erwinchupanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 25/06/2005
    7 days

    Am lucky enough to join the IWC forum Collectors' Meeting this year.  It started with a night of laughter and joy: the Collectors' Meeting Dinner.  

     

    Friends of the brand together with friends from the brand. (Photo credit: Tonny)

     

    The venue of choice is Restaurant Vieux Bois in Ecole Hôtelière Genève, with dishes being prepared by apprentice chefs. Coherent to IWC's long history of having a watchmaking school training apprentice watchmakers.  (Photo credit: Ben)

     

    Menu of the night

     

    With Mr Hannes Pantli in the house, we knew we would learn all the insider stories along the history of IWC. (Photo credit: Tilo)

     

    A tradition at the Collectors' Dinner is a quiz on everything related to IWC, prepared by our moderator Tonny.  This year marks the 10th anniversary of Tonny serving as our moderator, thank you for your contribution!

     

    Both from the 70's, both by IWC

     

    The Ingenieur bloodlines 

     

    As always, the dinner was concluded a table shot.

     

    It's a huge privilege sharing the night such group of genuine collectors and friends for the dinner, and happy seeing new faces joining.  It will be the Collectors' Meeting 2025 today and I am looking forward to it. Cheers.

  • Roman Belovpanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 03/02/2009
    7 days

    Thank you for sharing Erwin! Amazing people and amazing watches!!


    Looking forward to have a chance to see you today in Palexpo. Yesterday I was not successful))

    MfG, Roman
    @watch__cat
    KM/WWW/Mk.11/666/3508/9239/322712/811/3531/5442/5448/PD etc.

  • erwinchupanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 25/06/2005
    7 days

    Yes see you in a bit!

  • Anthony Sonegopanorama_fish_eye
    Connoisseur 〚✅〛

    Member since: 12/11/2010
    7 days

    Great photos - thanks for sharing Erwin.

     

    The Collectors meetings and dinners are a genuine privilege of forum membership. It’s amazing to think how many international friendships have been made simply by a shared passion for IWC.

     

    Thanks to Tonny and IWC for making this possible, and congrats on 10 years of moderation too Tonny! 👏

    Anthony

  • Mr. Müllerpanorama_fish_eye
    Connoisseur 〚✅〛

    Member since: 17/10/2005
    7 days

    great pictures with great people :-)

    Regards from Hamburg
    Arne

  • dzulpanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 14/11/2008
    7 days

    Thanks for bringing us along, Erwin.  It looks like yet another successful gathering of IWC collectors for this special event.  I wish I could be there!

    Best regards,
    Jim

    "We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people
    too!"
    Frank Zappa

  • Mark Flemingerpanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 07/07/2013
    7 days

    Magnificent meal and venue!

    So nice to see great friends sharing the occasion. 

  • Kokoropanorama_fish_eye
    Master 〚✅〛

    Member since: 31/05/2005

    Honolulu, Hawaii
    6 days

    Erwin thanks for the report and a big Congrats to Tonny on 10 years!

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