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First set eyes on this 12 years ago and was smitten And finally my dream has come true! Mixing it up with a sporty rubber strap. ...  

It's a timepiece that uniquely marries classical and modern design elements, in my opinion to a highly pleasing effect. Much enjoyment, cheers, Filip

Not that I have had the chance to hear and compare with other repeaters but I read in another thread that IWC repeaters are one of softer ones (if not the softest). I won't be finding out for myself in the near future, if ever!

You now have a very sporty looking minute repeater here!

Good reasonably sound, but usually very slow. The 12:59 sequence often takes well over 22 seconds (I prefer a 17-19 second sequence).

1. Volume - is it loud and is it consistently loud? Some MRs get loud and quiet and loud again! 2. Tonality - does it ding and dong? Or does it Thunk and Thank! Nothing ruins my day more than hearing something thunk thunk thunk. Also, the tonality and the... 

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Also, the pause between the hours and quarters and quarters and minutes is a factor. Lastly, the pause between the hours and minutes for the first quarter hour is also a factor. No substitute for listening before committing - which is often a problem. My ... 

Those considerations were not on the top of my mind. But now that I known I can't unknown it. Whoops. Now I have to go time the chiming and the gaps...

It's kind of like a whole topic in itself! Because the watch interacts more than visual and touch, but with sound, and the slider!

To me, that's pretty darn good!

I have to say that I’m a big fan of Cathedral Gongs. I love the richness of the tone and the increased resonance of these. The gong design on the JLC Perpetual Calendar is quite interesting with a lovely tone. The Patek 5178g is quite spectacular - but th...  

I too like the three finger bridges! I don't always prefer the cathedral gongs. As I sometimes prefer the brighter sound of non cathedral gongs. But indeed, the cathedral gongs are lovely! They have a heavenly character to them.

One thing that most of us members share is an OCD disposition! Resonance, tone and volume are just as important to the equation - as well as wearability. Interestingly, the only MR I’ve heard that doesn’t have an extended gap between the hours and minutes... 

Thats one amazing IWC . Love it

For me this second generation is the best of all variants. It has still the wonderful old 54-jewel Calibre 95290 movement with the seconds display at 9:00 but includes already all sorts of technical improvements (including a sapphire crystal). By the way:... 

I wish IWC would leave information about older calibres on their website or at least make it easier to find

Mine says hello ☺️ All the best Thomas ...  

I just noticed that there seems to be a gap on the top and bottom of the slide. Is that normal? Is that why water resistance is zero? The sound seems to emanate from there

I hope this helps you a little bit. Best Thomas ...  

Thank you for sharing. Do you see those two small curved openings above and below the slide? Wondering if mine has a defect?? ...  

for me that doesn’t look ok. Mine is in the vault and I can try to get there before weekend to have a closer look for you. But if you look on my pics you won’t find this kind of curved openings…

It just didn't give me peace, and I want to help you too. So I went to the vault just now. This is what my watch looks like from the side. Definitely no curved openings! All the best Thomas ...  

The so called gaps disappear. It like some optical illusion due to shadows cast be bevelling around the slide. I tried to probe the "gap" with a needle but it went nowhere. Celebratory picture ...  

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Now you can enjoy your new marvel to the max!! Congrats again Thomas

Once again really appreciate you taking the trouble to go to the vault to take those pictures for me.

I simply imagined how I would feel in such a situation and how nervous I would be. 🙏

I have the first generation ref. 5240. Barring some minor tweaks (possibly waterproofing in the second gen), the case construction is similar: three layers with brushed section in the middle. There should be no seam to this; this seam suggests warping or ... 

I hope you have many years of enjoyment.

And I particularly like the strap choice. Please post a video of the striking when you get the chance!

Really a stunning piece! Breguet numerals would have added an extra touch, but I admit I am a bit biased. How's the sound?

The Portuguese generally uses a sans serif font. Maybe someone used the default Arial font

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In this case the regularity of the cadence of the striking is great! The fact that it’s 23 seconds total lapse time is neither here nor there. The overall effect is most pleasing.

Also a nice goal finally achieved👍

Congrats on such a beautiful watch!

I hope it sounds as good as it looks