Horological Meandering

Not sure where to post given lack of IWC forum. Not one you see very often and based on the humble 7750 Valjoux movements with some cunning reworking to include a split Chrono perpetual repeater tourbillon Watch. Fabulous. ...  

From the glory days of IWC. Bravo

Is this the 'Piece Unique'? Best, John.

No it is one of 125 to celebrate 125th anniversary. A couple of the 125 were done as custom pieces for instance a jewelled version with blue dial and bracelet. Most were yellow gold, some rose gold with silver (in this case) or black dials and some platin... 

I’m very jealous

Wear it in good health 👍

Just kidding, Guess might be mr Kluas ideal back then to design such watch based on common workhouse.

And also introducing the fully sequenced perpetual calendar adjustment via the crown only. No fiddly pins, no resequencing if you advance the month too far by mistake. Very user friendly. In 1993 when launched that was impressive and arguably still is tod... 

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My mouth is already drooling with yr first wrist shot and now it will drools fr days...

Of the warhorse!

Wear it in best of health 🙏🏻🤗

Big congrats! Cheers D

I’ve had the chance to handle one with its platinum bracelet last year thanks to my watchmaker. I still can remember it’s incredible weight. A true beast! A watch which combines the four “main” complications (Flying Tourbillon, Perpetual Calendar, rattrap... 

A true grande complication. Thanks for sharing these pictures which bring me some nostalgia. Best, Nicolas

I appreciate the kind words. It reminds me of a different era of watchmaking and to be honest an era that sometimes we lose sight of given the evolution of the industry. A wonderful example of the watchmaker’s art. The repeater in particular is a joy with... 

conkers, Long ago, when I joined ThePuristS as a lurker, a variant of this watch was shown. The owner was an ancient PuristS member, alas long gone from our fora... His watch with a modicum of bling was stolen at Montpelier airport and we all mourned with... 

This shows the humble 7750 can be transform into a gem with many many alterations. Cheers PAt

I remember studying the Grand Complication and thinking how did they do this? Taking a perpetual calendar, Moonphase, Chronograph like mine, throw in the split second feature from a second Watch, then add a minute repeater from a third. Enclose in a gold ...  

I wonder whether these types of Watch (plus the Breguet 1735 for example) will start to get the recognition they probably deserve in the market. Not a discussion for here I realise.

Owned two of these, both one-offs, an all platinum with platinum bracelet and white gold with diamond bezel and bracelet (the "Oriental"). Trivia: those two watches now in the wild have each other's movements, hands, and dials: I preferred the look of the... 

But I do wish I'd taken shots of the two with the movements out, all the guts on the workbench... Here's the Oriental, from the auction photos: I generally loath jeweled watches, and when first contacted about the piece I told the dealer not to bother. Th...  

Thanks for sharing.

Let me add an image I took many-many years ago at a private GTG. I had the luck to handle these two at the same time... It's a long time ago, many things happend since I have read and it's just a faint memory now. Anyway, it was a nice experience. Enjoy y...  

Thanks for sharing. I wore mine to SIHH and got so many amazing comments. An under appreciated classic for sure.