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Ingenieur 3239 power reserve - we've been deceived

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    Mr. Dénes Albert
    Connoisseur 170 posts
    29 Oct 2013, 1:38 p.m. 29 Oct 2013, 1:38 p.m.
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    Regarding manufacturer data, I live by the Russian proverb "trust, but verify". IWC says the power reserve of the 3239 is "42 hours when fully wound". I just measured it, and it took most of my willpower to leave that barely week-old watch undisturbed for so long, but what wouldn't I do for the enlightenment of fellow forum members? It's not 42 hours. It's 51.

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    Cinq
    Master 5431 posts
    29 Oct 2013, 10:50 p.m. 29 Oct 2013, 10:50 p.m.
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    Wow, that indeed requires some strong will power. Thanks for testing and providing this information to us. Now just go put this beauty back on your wrist and enjoy!

    Kind regards,

    Clemens

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    Michael Friedberg
    Connoisseur 11468 posts
    30 Oct 2013, 1:54 a.m. 30 Oct 2013, 1:54 a.m.
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    Well, Dénes, I trust what you report, but how can I verify that? ;)

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    Mr. Dénes Albert
    Connoisseur 170 posts
    30 Oct 2013, 6:40 a.m. 30 Oct 2013, 6:40 a.m.
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    Michael Friedberg has written:

    Well, Dénes, I trust what you report, but how can I verify that? ;)

    Touché

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    Marian42
    Master 1011 posts
    1 Nov 2013, 3:41 p.m. 1 Nov 2013, 3:41 p.m.
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    52 hours video footage on YT ? :o)

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    Mr. Anders Johansson
    Master 736 posts
    1 Nov 2013, 5:23 p.m. 1 Nov 2013, 5:23 p.m.
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    I'm also impressed that you could manage to let it rest for so long.

    Thanks for conducting this empirical verification test.

    Anybody who has done the same for the 89000 calibre with 68h spec?

    Best
    /Anders

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    Mr. Dénes Albert
    Connoisseur 170 posts
    2 Nov 2013, 9:43 a.m. 2 Nov 2013, 9:43 a.m.
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    MARIAN42 has written:

    52 hours video footage on YT ? :o)

    If at least 50 forum members post here proof of sworn statement that they will watch the video end-to-end without interruption within a month of its uploading, I'll gladly make one.

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    Marian42
    Master 1011 posts
    2 Nov 2013, 10:46 a.m. 2 Nov 2013, 10:46 a.m.
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    Touche second :o)

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    Richard Szpular
    Apprentice 6 posts
    5 Nov 2013, 9:34 p.m. 5 Nov 2013, 9:34 p.m.
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    I have to agree with Denes.

    Bought a 3239 Ingenieur in October and wore it for three weeks non-stop. I finally put it down at 6:00pm on Sunday (3rd Nov) and it stopped today at 7:02pm, a power reserve of 49hrs 2min.

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