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Jos.
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Goes to show how much interest there is, Anthony...

... maybe it's time to lobby with Georges Kern to reverse the decision?

Incidentally, I quoted from memory above but here's the literal quote:

'[T]he "IWC" forum does not exist because IWC has asked us not to.

'They feel they currently have enough "coverage" on the brand, and we generally tend to respect the wishes of the brand CEO. We also will not open new dedicated brand forums wothout direct recognition and support from the brand. As you may have surmised, all of our brand forums are recognized and "supported" in terms of information and access by the brand HQ.'

The link: click here

Couple of remarks: again, re-reading this, I'm baffled, literally shaking my head as I'm sitting here. Enough coverage? My utmost respect for Mr Georges Kern and what he and IWC have achieved, but is he out of his mind?? I mean, image if we got more coverage! It would become easier to sell our watches! God forbid! If I were his Marketing Director I would've quit my job after reading this. But maybe that's me.

Secondly, I respect The Purists' position on this as I imagine it's not easy to run a dedicated forum without the brand's support (doable, but probably not easy). But users should be aware of this context, to properly place the forum and the information it contains in the right perspective. And new users should be able to find a policy like this, which is not the case if it's buried three deep in a Nov 2008 post or so. So my suggestion is to have it in some accessible place under 'policies', so people can find out if they feel the need.

All the best,
Jos.