SIHH 2013 - Another first for me.

Thanks to the IWC management, our forum Moderator Michael and efforts of some friends I had the opportunity to be part of SIHH this year. A reveal not only of the new Ingenieur line up but for me also an opportunity to meet some of the people behind the great IWC brand & fellow forum members.
There have already been excellent posts on the new line up & IWC stand, so I just want to share some personal interaction with the dignitaries & fellow forum members. All in all it was a wonderful & heart warming experience for me !!
My day started with a scenic train trip from Zurich to Geneva :-

Waiting at hotel lobby along with Mark, Shing & David.


Showing off their blues:-



Roberto's Jubilee got me smiling !!


The first day drew to an end with few of us at an informal dinner:-


Marian gets a thumbs up from Andrew for getting it right with the fondue:-










Thangs BP - Tribute to Japan.





Mr Karlheinz Baumann and Mr Oliver Siegle at the formal dinner.

Andrew with Q&A session ( BTW Andrew it was Vahalis who posted "Omega announces-First truly anti magnetic movement :0 )



The Informal dinner:-


More fondue :-


.....Till we meet again !

Vishal.

Really nice photos...glad you enjoyed the event so much.

It was also another first for us --we've never had a collector from India join us at SIHH before. I'm glad you were there.

Great report and wonderful pictures! So many happy people and smiling faces!

Thanks very much for sharing this here with us.

Kind regards,

Clemens

Terrific photo essay, Vishal. Hope to see you again soon.

Nice report. Look forward to seeing you again.

captain vishal... it was a pleasure and an honour meeting you. i hope it will not be too long before we meet again. great photos!

regards,
thang

There is never enough fondue there ;o) Beautiful pictures, thank you for the report Vishal! It was a pleasure to meet you all, guys.

It's Your second great report Vishal! Thank You for sharing Your trip with us!

Visual -

Great report and pictures - a lot of interesting Big Pilots too!

• Tracy

Great set of photos! I really enjoyed your post.

So many cool BP's!

Nice report and good to see the face behind all those VC Ingies plus the plat Portofino.

Clearly good times had by all. Great meeting you.

great pics, and great job in capturing the memories. what a week of passion and adrenaline-high of watches and friendships.

Oh well Vishal, I am very happy for you. Your passion for IWC is no lesser than anyone of us on the forum. Just look at the number of VC ingenieurs you have in your collection! Great photos and you have truly captured the spirit of the collectors forum in those photos.

See you next month!

Thank you and congratulations, Vishal!
A great, very interesting, a more personal report and pictures of your SIHH trip.
I am really sorry that I had to leave Geneva directly on Thursday due to private affairs and we missed at 'Les Armures'.
To have a closer look at your VC Ings.:)
Though the addiction is high grade, I can resist, see Antonio, and remain 'amagnetic'. ;-)

Best regards

Vishal - Most excellent report and photos. Loved the enthusiasm and excitement in your post. Fantastic. Many thanks for sharing.

Thanks for feeling the pulse of my report.Though I enjoyed seeing the collection but meeting everybody was the highlight for me at SIHH. I missed your presence at the dinner and look forward to seeing you at another GTG.

Warm regards

Vishal.