Seems to be a bit of activity here this last week with a few reveal's so I thought I would join in the fun.
It is funny how things turn out, I have been on the lookout for either a 5444-04 Regulateur or a 3762-04 Kurt Klaus Da Vinci and this week managed to get a new IWC to take the collection to 6 (almost have 1 for each day of power reserve on the 5001 :) )
In line with tradition, I am going to make you all sweat a little bit first - have to have some fun. Lets just say that the subject has some indication as to what I picked up this time. It was a relief not to get beaten to this watch by Shane for one which has happened on the last couple of watches I have been looking at. I picked it up about an hour ago and it is already on the wrist ticking away and as we say in Australia, I am a happy little Vegemite!
Thats all for now, I will get some pictures up later on along with a little more info.
The title from your subject comes from a movie and when I heared it, I was deeply moved.
Like the others, I am looking forward to the reveal. My guess is somewhat different than the two Da Vinci's proposed and Imhesitate between two: the Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic or the Yacht Club Volvo Ocean Race in Titanium. If I have to chose one, I would say the Yacht Club! It's a brother of your 5001 and it's lighter...
Well Clemens, I would have to say you are the closest, but still not quite right. You got weight and lineage references but unfortunately picked the wrong sibling.
My new piece is a titanium watch - the first Ti IWC I have had in the collection but it is not a "new" watch, but a previous release. As I indicated in the original post, it is funny how things turn out, I was looking for either a Da Vinci or Portuguese Regulateur, but instead stumbled across this and in a typical knee jerk reaction, thought what the hell, I will get that!
Before revealing what the new watch is, I think it only best to show a quick picture of its relative. I dont think it is fair to say this watch is the older brother. Father may not even do the generational gap between the 2 any justice, more like grand father or even great grand father. Here it is:
Thats right, my lovely old 666AD.
Now the problem here you may ask is, if that is the great grand father, then there are at east 2 possible great grand sons that could fill the criteria of being an Ingenieur and Ti, but which one you may ask?
Well, I guess I cant have you waiting any longer, to a drum beat, . . . . . here is the new watch:
So alas, it isn't a 544404 or 3762, and it isn't even close to either of them, but whilst I was looking for the other 2, I stumbled across it and thought what a great watch this generation of Ingenieurs is, especially when combined with Titanium and a "special" edition for AMG. It is a "proper" Ingenieur with faraday cage, displays a lot of IWC's engineering expertise with in house movement, titanium case and simple features and whilst it has the cast iron inners, it is a fair bit lighter than its direct brothers and I like this size over current Ingenieurs so I thought what the heck.
So here I am with 2 Ingenieurs, with each representing to distinct ends of the lineup but sharing a very close heritage. There is also 2 Pilots in the collection with similar relationships - a MK XI which is in a lot or ways the start of the Pilots watches and its great grand son the Top Gun 3799 which shares a lot of the ingenuity or the MK XI but with a modern touch from both the ceramic case and rattrapante movement, A Portuguese 5001 with the cracker 5000 series 7 / 8 day movement and a Aquatimer 2000. In addition to this being my 6th IWC, it is also my 4th with faraday cage - both Ingenieurs and both Pilots, so there is a fair whack of cast iron floating around in the safe now!
Whilst I didn't get either the Regulateur or Kurt Klaus Da Vinci, the best thing is that I can still enjoy the hunt over the coming months as I continue searching for the right piece - as they say, its all about the journey :)
Congratulations, that 3227 is an absolute ripper and I can see the family resemblance! I must say that his 666AD great grand father has aged very well indeed. Still a classic beauty and a truly majestic piece of craftsmanship.
Aah, very clever Ben! Congratulations on acquiring this marvel of technology! May I suggest you add something else to the 'hunting-list': the Ti bracelet would be a very nice bonus!
Enjoy you beautiful 3227 and wear it in good health. I have the steel brother of your watch and it's great!
I've been looking at that one myself, Ben! I think it is a great watch to have in your collection. You got a GG design, in a metal largely pioneered by IWC. That sounds like a superb choice to me!
Thanks everyone! As said, it wasn't something I was looking for but am more than happy to have it in the collection, the Ti is a bit different, as some have said the red accents look great.
Clemens, the Ti bracelet would have been a great bonus but part of the reason I grabbed this one without too much consideration was the price I picked it up for - the bracelet would almost double the price in this case and I am very happy with the watch as is, but you never know what I may stumble across down the track though :)
A very nice watch. The 3227 is a direct descendant of the 666. In my view, you can't own one without the other. I no longer have the Ti Ingenieur (it was a chrono not a 3227). I have hankered after the Ti 3227 because titanium is sum a comfortable metal to wear. Enjoy.
