8541 Vintage
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24x7.... actually!
Jan 14, 2018,02:50 AM
Tonny, indeed I am one of the fortunate to not only own one of these handsome timepieces but also to have been present at its “birth” - when the original idea and design of “the perfect watch for pilots” was born during the October 2015 IWC Collectors Meeting held in Schaffhausen.
That moment was for me a real awakening as to exactly how challenging it is to actually come up with a design of “the perfect Watch”, and my respect only grew along the way for the good folk in Schaffhausen who have to time and time again go through such a process.
My responses title here of 24x7 is a small tribute then too, to Andrew (#27/27) who I truly believe at times worked 24x7 to help make this watch become a reality! It’s also an acknowledgement to another Dutch Collector friend who I know has worn his own SWFA for more than 24x7 and simply seems not to be able to take that beauty off his wrist.
Some wanted big, some wanted small. Some wanted old, some wanted new. Some wanted raised, some applied.... but in the end while not everyone got what he wanted, we all did get a very handsome and a TRUE PILOTS WATCH - one which I am privileged to own.