IWC

after a hard, busy day.



And if you can also listen to its wonderful sound with your eyes closed, then (my) WIS-happiness is perfect.... 🙏☺️









Thanks for looking and all the best
Thomas

For me it is the most beautiful one…



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Thomas

Mine is the second generation.

Easily recognizable by the fact that the small second is at 9:00 (like the first generation).

This 2nd generation still has the old, but revised movement 95290.







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Thomas

Superb. More of this one please.

Cheers 🍻 Kurt.

It has been my abolute grail watch for decades and I also have been hunting it for a long time.

Here are some further shots from today. Made especially for you. ☺️










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Thomas

What a cracker😀
Nice one Thomas, thank you.

Kurt. 👍🏻

I love everything and every perspective of this gem. 🙏







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Merci, mon ami ☺️

...and your pictures communicate the serenity--coolness--of the watch. An apt noble metal for this reference!

I love the fact that the case is made of Platinum which gives it a very nice presence on the wrist. But Platinum is not the best sound transmitter, so a RG or YG or WG case makes more sense for a minute repeater.

But for me the feeling of the heavier metal, it’s massiveness, and it’s special color were more important for me.

Cheers and thanks for looking and our nice comment!

Thomas

…and how it comes together! I really like the whole ‘cool’ look and the white metals really cohere really well. Here’s my RG first-gen and the sound while relatively softer is quite distinct and well-tuned.

A feast for the eyes.

This WG has a very warm touch. Like the WG of Patek for example.
Is my impression correct, or is that just the photo?

This photo is fantastic. Your first generation in RG looks very romantic. And in addition this wonderful sunlight that is reflected in the sunlight….

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Thomas

Yes, the RG contrasting with the white metal pocket-watch movement and all the sparkles of the jewels and the their polished bevels and grooves is a sight to behold. Well, we don't see the hammers but the consistency of this reference derived from Cal.95 means a movement that is not only robust and accurate but is not undersized for the case as well. If M.Fritz is correct in his research, this was largely a horological project where the movement had to fit the case!

CEO of IWC and one of the great geniuses in the modern watch industry, wanted to add another dimension to IWC and to show that this brand could be one of the top manufacturers in the world of high-end watches.

1989 Blancpain created the 1735 which was at that time the world’s most complicated wristwatch. It had a tourbillon, a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar and a split second chronograph.

Blümlein wanted to demonstrate that IWC could match the 1735, but in a smarter, more cost effective and robust way.

IWC had already developed a split second chrono, a PC and a Tourbillon.

But until then no minute repeater.

So, Cardio, 1995 your MR was released.

When you look at minute repeaters you see that their movements usually integrate the strike function together with the time keeping function. Which is why you see the hammers and gongs from the back of the watch. These movements require an enormous amount of fine adjustment.

So IWC created a modular system, where the strike mechanism and the sound could be perfected before implementing it in the movement. This movement is therefore far more robust than its competitors and much cheaper to produce.

The one draw back is that you can’t see the strike mechanism from the back of the case.

And in addition this wonderful sunlight (of Hamburg) is reflected in the dial. ☺️

it’s a breathtaking beauty, indeed.



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Thomas

Enjoy it!