I was travelling through Mexico city Duty free and i was surprised to see actual inventory of watches. I am not that familiar with IWC pricing but it seemed like good value. I almost pulled the trigger but really prefer lume in my pieces. excuse the poor

I had a similar issue with a brand new Portuguese 5007 and had a moment of sadness/rage, but a watchmaker friend advised me to give it a full wind (wind to full reserve plus 7 additional turns for whatever reason) and then letting it run down. Seemed to d

Just for fun, a quick and dirty Photoshop job on IWC reference 5007. What do you think? It's trash or here's my cash.

I'd go for the 5007. But, since you are open to a chrono version, I'd seriously consider the new 3716. Or, if you prefer, IWC still has a ton of 3714's with the tried and true 7750 based movement in its coffers. IMO, these are the most beautiful in the Po