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Old 17 October 2017, 04:43 PM   #31
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Congratulations! These are very cool and it looks superb on you.

The white faced version of this watch is what got me back into watches after a long time of resisting any purchases (not sure that’s a good thing!). I was considering the 42”, then the aquatimer chrono caught my eye , then the 46” 2000...beast of a watch! I ended up getting distracted by APs and never did pick one up, but regularly peruse the aquatimer offerings on watch recon
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Old 17 October 2017, 08:05 PM   #32
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Congratulations! These are very cool and it looks superb on you.

The white faced version of this watch is what got me back into watches after a long time of resisting any purchases (not sure that’s a good thing!). I was considering the 42”, then the aquatimer chrono caught my eye , then the 46” 2000...beast of a watch! I ended up getting distracted by APs and never did pick one up, but regularly peruse the aquatimer offerings on watch recon
Thanks It's not too late for you to join the club I've also been tempted by some other Aquatimers -- particularly the 44mm bronze chrono and the 42mm LE version of the 2000
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Old 17 October 2017, 08:21 PM   #33
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Thanks It's not too late for you to join the club I've also been tempted by some other Aquatimers -- particularly the 44mm bronze chrono and the 42mm LE version of the 2000
Both of those are very nice
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Old 17 October 2017, 11:09 PM   #34
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I dug through some old photos and came up with these.

It is a really cool line of watches.
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Old 18 October 2017, 08:22 PM   #35
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I dug through some old photos and came up with these.

It is a really cool line of watches.
Looking good. The 2000s seem to fit you with no lug overhang
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Old 18 October 2017, 11:11 PM   #36
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Looking good. The 2000s seem to fit you with no lug overhang
It is pretty cool - not as interesting as the blue dial 42 you got - but cool nonetheless

...but I really, really need to take a bit of a break on the watch purchase front...so it will stay on the “watch” list for now
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Old 19 October 2017, 03:19 PM   #37
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Old 19 October 2017, 03:55 PM   #38
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Old 21 October 2017, 04:46 PM   #39
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Popped by an IWC boutique on the return leg of a long walk this morning.

Apparently, they have no extra-small rubber straps available for the base model Aquatimer. They told me it could take several months before they receive an extra-small strap from Schaffhausen. Since they have 3 boutiques (including a huge flagship store in Kowloon) and many ADs here, this is surprising to me.

The whole situation seems unnecessary. At the farthest hole, their standard strap could fit a 23 cm wrist (9 inches). But at the shortest hole, it's at least 1 cm too long for my 17 cm (6.7 inch) wrist. Keeping in mind that I have a bigger wrist than most men in Hong Kong, why wouldn't IWC keep short straps in stock?
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Old 29 October 2017, 02:24 PM   #40
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Noticed a nice design feature of this watch.

One thing that kept me from buying a Mark XVIII is the date placement, caused by the Sellita movement being too small for the case

Despite having an ETA 2892 and a 42mm case, the Aquatimer date looks correctly placed because of the internal bezel. They did a nice job designing around the movement



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Old 30 October 2017, 03:04 AM   #41
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Popped by an IWC boutique on the return leg of a long walk this morning.

Apparently, they have no extra-small rubber straps available for the base model Aquatimer. They told me it could take several months before they receive an extra-small strap from Schaffhausen. Since they have 3 boutiques (including a huge flagship store in Kowloon) and many ADs here, this is surprising to me.

The whole situation seems unnecessary. At the farthest hole, their standard strap could fit a 23 cm wrist (9 inches). But at the shortest hole, it's at least 1 cm too long for my 17 cm (6.7 inch) wrist. Keeping in mind that I have a bigger wrist than most men in Hong Kong, why wouldn't IWC keep short straps in stock?
It costs IWC nothing to store these and the margin on rubber straps must be around 95% - plus the added benefit of not annoying customers! It makes zero sens to me when manufacturers don’t keep a decent stock of accessories like this
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Old 30 October 2017, 03:18 AM   #42
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Love the blue dial. I just picked up an Ingy yesterday. I like where the brand is going.

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Old 30 October 2017, 04:53 PM   #43
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Love the blue dial. I just picked up an Ingy yesterday. I like where the brand is going.

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Thank you and Congrats! Please post a wrist shot if you have a chance
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Old 30 October 2017, 04:57 PM   #44
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It costs IWC nothing to store these and the margin on rubber straps must be around 95% - plus the added benefit of not annoying customers! It makes zero sens to me when manufacturers don’t keep a decent stock of accessories like this
Agreed, they dropped the ball. And unless their target market is the morbidly obese, the standard strap length should be shorter
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Old 31 October 2017, 01:35 AM   #45
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Old 31 October 2017, 04:10 AM   #46
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Not a big IWC fan but that Aquatimer is nice.
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Old 1 November 2017, 02:07 AM   #47
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Update: IWC has reached out to me. They expedited my request and have a strap waiting at a nearby boutique
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Old 7 November 2017, 12:18 AM   #48
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Update: IWC has reached out to me. They expedited my request and have a strap waiting at a nearby boutique
Good outcome!
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Old 12 February 2018, 11:25 AM   #49
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Update: IWC has reached out to me. They expedited my request and have a strap waiting at a nearby boutique


How are you liking the AT? Recently tried one on and was very impressed - surprised they don’t get more love




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Old 8 October 2018, 04:56 AM   #50
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I’m looking for the Aquatimer as well, the ETA movement kept off a bit of purchasing it, however, the complete design (unique looks) is taking me back into the consideration.

I only own Rolex and what I see always around is the kind of “Submariner” type of dice watch (Bezel) and that’s why I love the Aquatimer, it’s unique design.

If IWC just could add a in house movement, I’m sure this could become a hit
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