SIHH 2016 some novelties, press pictures

I really like what the IWC did with the rotor on the annual calendar.

Thanks for sharing.

JK

Thanks Tonny for keeping us 'remote lurkers' involved!!!!

Enjoy the show!

Bob

Thank you very much for the pictures Tonny! Can't wait to go to Geneva!!

READY TO MAKE PICTURES! :)

You know how to speed up my heartbeat! These pics are brilliant appetizers, I can´t wait to experience the touch and feel. Thank you, Tonny.

All very nice, especially the heritage 48mm and miramars ! Both with in house movements i think ?
Any news on the movements of the mark 18 ?? will it be the new cal 42000 that was mentioned last year for entry models ?

Mk XVIII has ETA 2892-based movement.

The worldtimer apart, no new movements this time.

Pretty sure the Mark has a Sellita based movement.

MK XVIII has IWC caliber 30110, which is ETA 2892-based.

Pilot's watch 36mm has IWC caliber 35111 which is Sellita SW300 (which is also ETA 2892-based).

Note that 35111 (Sellita SW300) has 25 jewels, wheras 30110 (ETA 2892) has 21 jewels.

Great, all of them! My favourites are the Mark XVIII, especially the blue dial version, the 36 mm despite being a ladies' watch: both the Mark and the 36 mm are so clean looking; and quite the opposite, the Timezoner Chronograph, so busy and special, being the only real novelty of this year.

I feel happy with two watches of the previous series that are gone now: the Spitfire Chronograph and the Worldtimer. They are both special, I would buy them again.

Kind regards,
Paul

Specifically for the Mark XVIII - Hodinkee reported it as being Sellita based.

Going back to the 3239 which has the same movement, Ablogtowatch reported:

"Which brings me to the movement. Unlike the larger 46mm models from the new collection, the 3239 utilizes the IWC calibre 30110, which is a modified ETA 2892, stated by IWC to be a base Sellita."

There is lots of misinformation in 'net over this issue.

While Sellita SW300 is based on ETA 2892, there are differences. The most obvious one is the number of jewels. If You check the jewels count of IWC 30110, it is 21, which corresponds to ETA 2892-A2. If You check the jewels count of IWC 35111, it is 25, which corresponds to Sellita SW300.

Just when I thought my heart is with the Portuguese, IWC nailed the new mark and big pilot. I foresee a pilot in my collection now. Need to start saving! ;)

The perpetual calendar looks absolutely awesome, can't wait to see it in person.

Wow, very nice! I really like the Mk XVIII in Miramar case...

Kind regards,

Clemens

The position of the date window disturbs the dial design.

One thing is wrong.

• Either the movement is too small

• Or the case is too big

Less could be more :-)