I have some weird admiration for the VC Da Vinci... let me show you why

And here are some pictures I wanted to share with you

Mind that I changed the standard buckle for a genuine IWC clasp, which is a necessitiy to wear the watch in a comfortable manner. I mean, putting on and off the watch on your wrist once or few times per day should not be a pain or a risk to have the watch dropped on the floor ... With the buckle it is difficult and the heavy leather strap will easily be weared out at the end.

With the clasp, this watch is simply a joy to wear... You should try.

Hope you enjoy the pictures,
Caio, Rob.

Beautiful photographs. Well done Rob,

Very nice, Rob...thanks for the great photos!

Very sharp, Rob. I guess it is quite a looker, being so different from ordinary watches. Do you wear it regularly? Which watch suffers most because of this?

Kind regards,
Paul, wearing yellow gold Portuguese Perpetual Calendar

Rob, Yes I like that......

But only wonder why the ", putting on and off the watch on your wrist once or few times per day" - does your profession demand this?

Hello Rob
Great to see you are still enjoying the Davinci, from the Vintage Collection. Its the only one from the collection that appealed to me and I too have worn it on a deployant but recently changed back to a buckle.
It really is a very nice watch and I actually prefer to wear it instead of the original Beta 21 which I also have.

Great pictures

Ivan
iwcforme

Looks like a very difficult watch to photograph, but you've taken some nice shots here.
Is the case part polished, part brushed? At least it looks like that in the pictures and makes for some nice contrast.

Cheers,
Evan

Hi Rob,

great photos ,nice watch!!

Hi Rob, the Da Vinci looks great!

It's always nice to find the most comfortable way to enjoy your watch, well done!

Hi to all, and thanks for the compliments. It was one of those times sun was shining nicely into the living room and I was also admiring the full collection of "iittala" candle holders that my wife collected. (Should that be the compensation of my few watches...?)

To answer some of your questions:

• Hey Paul, what would you think: would I use a genuine and real clasp or a fake one? I let you formulate the answer. (joking... as I know you know me)

• Yes indeed, partly polished, partly brushed, and in some (4) corners 8 facettes come together. Quite a complex case, however also quite vulnerable for scratches. Less than the Inge, but still. Especially the polished parts.

• Difficult to photograph: YES indeed, the most difficult one I ever tried. But that also tells something about the watch, more specifically that it changes looks many times per day. And depending of the source of light, e.g. halogene, natural sunshine, other artificial light. And that makes the face of this watch so special. Of course, in addition with the best / most accurate movement by IWC, this is just a must-have to me. Agree that some budget would firstly go to other watches, more conventional / classic ones, but this should belong to your collection.

• Taking on and off: even once a day could be a pain, as trying to close the buckle was each time a risk to have the watch dropped on the floor, especially when still sleepy in the morning. Moreover, I am a modern man, meaning: I do the dish washing, I do the laundry and the ironing, and other householding tasks too, hence the (sometimes) mutliple putting on and off of the watch is required.

Ciao, Rob. Thanks for your interest !

Ladies and Gents, I gleam that Rob might be trying to solicit your opinions here, with his line below of "with the best / most accurate movement by IWC" - what say yea Forum Fellows to that statement?

BTW: Rob, I fully appreciate the response to my question - and do so with a touch of envy. My VC Aquatimer, hardly ever gets wrist time, as I am afraid of doing exactly that, which you are concerned about - with no quick deployment clasp (on an otherwise great strap - I replaced the original with an XL) I am too worried I would drop it putting it on and taking it off multiple times a day, and according to the misses here - I am far from being "a modern man".

Hello Rob,

Very nice pictures of a beautiful watch. And it's good to see you posting again! I saw a question about a compass watch a few days earlier and I was already hoping you would come to the rescue. In my opinion you are the expert on that timepiece!

Kind regards,

Clemens

Certainly a great watch Rob with great 'angeles' to it! Well photographed!

Groet,

Bob

Wonderfull pictures Rob. They really show the special beauty of this watch!

Nice photos. I also have enjoyed the DaVinci vintage to mix up my routine of watches. it is a very comfortable watch to wear. The idea of a changing out the buckle is a good one that i may give a try.
Jeff

Very nice pictures, sharp and really showing how it feels and looks like wearing the watch.
Thanks for adding these, as I don't have any "on the wrist ones".