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Thanks a lot dear IWC!
I had owned also the predecessor model 3750 (case size 39mm) in white gold which I had sold to fund another watch and because the readability was not sufficient for me. 
Nevertheless I missed it terribly. And always looked for a successor. But it had to be a “better” version of my first one.
2,5 years ago and about 15 years after selling my 3750 I found what I had been looking for.
After 15 years of searching this was incredible luck!
The watch (a Da Vinci second generation in 41,5mm) was new and never worn, but had been “arrested” in a vault for 15 years.
The box was in very bad condition like many old IWC boxes…), but all papers existed.
All the best
Thomas
From an era when this brand was still really inspiring and powerful...
A fascinating piece! And it’s full moon today!! So I HAD to open this thread before the weekend. ☺️🙏 Günter Blümlein and Kurt Klaus - a brilliant duo. The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar took IWC to new heights in 1985. A visionary project. And today I am a g...
Thanks a lot dear IWC!
I had owned also the predecessor model 3750 (case size 39mm) in white gold which I had sold to fund another watch and because the readability was not sufficient for me. Nevertheless I missed it terribly. And always looked for a successor. But it had to be...
I am a big fan of the second generation.
It’s perfect. I tried the current (third) version many times but couldn’t find the necessary love for it. Here is the current red gold iteration (PC and Chrono without Rattrapante), which I inspected in detail: ...
A great looking timepiece..
A rather rare combination of PC & split second complications only. A poetic watch that measures time duration from the longest to the shortest…
Yes, that would be a pleasure.
We both have definitely to meet and also give the GP Neo Tourbillon Three Bridges a photo session! ☺️🙏 Perhaps there is also a WPS get-together in Europe in the near future?
Great shots
Love this ref- the unique case, pushers, lugs, platinum, rattrapante, PC. All top class
Always an eye catcher for me.
I’m a fan of busier dials, and the dial here is no question busy. But so appealing, especially in this colour too. I did own a similar dial layout in the Portuguese PPC and while busy it was always legible for me. I haven’t even mentioned the case and pus...
Thank you dear Jay.
I feel the same. The dial is … out of this world… And, yes, very legible. I also like the Portugieser version very much. I had the chance to try the Platinum version and the red gold version, but not with blue dial. Red gold: Platinum: All the best Thomas...
Thanks a lot, dear Jon!
This was one of the first shots after unpacking this beauty. ...
Its design is really super attractive.
And it seems to be reliable to. An extremely accurate watch for daily use.
Outstanding!
A beautiful 1st generation. And the readability seems to be much better than on my WG version.
I want to know how they crammed all that stuff into such a lovely case
Because it took IWC two separate titanium cases to accomplish the same thing! Maybe it was the the water-proofing? Yours is simply fantastic! Cazalea PS - one thing about these IWC calendar watches - you can't fake the date you took the photo without some...
Thanks a lot dear Cazaela!
I am a big admirer of your Titanium versions. How waterproof are yours? My Da Vinci (2nd generation) has 3 bar. The photos of the 2nd generation were taken for this thread and some are from 2022. The photo of the first generation (I sold) was taken from t...
120M is the spec, or 12 bar
Not found on the watch but in the literature. I talked to Kurt Klaus about it, and he said “Ja, you can swim anywhere with it - salt water no problems.” Cazalea ...