WatchCrazy
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IWC watch
Hi everyone,
I have been off for a few months, looks like things have settled down now. I bought this IWC Ingenieur( ? ) last summer. Now sure if it is an Ingenieur or not. The dial is a custom made I think for Oman.
Much appreciated if you guys can shed some light as to what model is this. I think it is made around the 70's. Do you think that I should replace this dial with an regular dial if it is available? Sorry for the bad pictures. I took it from my phone. Your comments is much appreciated.
Thanks.
John
IWC watch
Hi everyone, I have been off for a few months, looks like things have settled down now. I bought this IWC Ingenieur( ? ) last summer. Now sure if it is an Ingenieur or not. The dial is a custom made I think for Oman. Much appreciated if you guys can shed ...
I don't know anything about this watch...........................
but I can say that it's pretty freaking awesome and I wish I owned it! Congrats! Tony
Watches with an emblem like that turn up for sale
I believe they were usually given as (very nice) gifts. I would have it serviced and the dial changed. Best, Martin
To change that dial will completely destroy its collectible value I feel! If dial is legit I would leave it as is and ...
... enjoy it as a rare variant of this watch. Original Oman Rolex watches with similar emblem for example, are coveted variants of Submariners, GMT´s and Datejust which usually have a plus value in the market. Just my point of view of course. Cheers! Abel...
My pleasure WatchCrazy! What I would do is to try to verify with IWC that this watch was originally ...
...shipped to a distributor in Oman with this special dial. If you can confirm this, your watch would be much more valuable than with a "standard" white dial and would be more enjoyable to wear it with this emblem which is the official shield of Oman. I f...
I would bet it is legit..................
and you would be crazy to have that dial changed. Don't do it! Tony
Congrats on the watch
By no means an expert but I really like the vintage Ingenieurs when IWC made simple tool watches, your piece is probably from the mid 1980s. Most Ingenieurs would have had the name "Ingenieur" on the dial and with the distinctive thunderbolt. With your di...
its a very nice watch and fully legit, you can read more here
on this site, and on the iwc brand forum : www.iwc.com and it is collectable. Congrats and wear it well !!