'A thing of beauty is a joy forever!'

I am new to the IWC forum, but been a proud owner of a gold Portofino 353319 since 2007. As many have said in here, once bitten you want to start collecting! After hard saving have just added to my collection with the Portuguese 371401. What a joy it is too, so beautiful and clean in appearance, yet functional and practical. I also saw and was able to handle the Portuguese 500107 - truly remarkable.... but had to ask them to put it back in the show case!! Maybe sometime in the future!! I have taken a photo, but unsure how to load it into the forum as I do not have a web page for photographs - though of course you all know what they look like! Best wishes to all from Birmingham England.... John

Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on your

two IWC's. It is a disease as you noted, but one worth the infection. The 5001 is a classic and iconic IWC which should be in any collection. It has history and tradition written all over it.

Bill

P.S. As to posting pics, I use Photobucket an online photo server, which is free. After downloading your pics to its server copy and paste the direct link into the Image URL space below the message box. Make sure you delete the http:// from the URL box first, you can,t have it twice as the copy and paste will also bring over the http:// code.

Warm welcome to the Forum John (nt)

Welcome John!...

Your new Portuguese is a favorite here and you chose well for your second IWC purchase.

Best regards,
Jim

Welcome

Great to see another IWC collector from the west midlands.

Regards,
Ben

Congratulations John & Welcome to the IWC / CF

You have Great Taste!

Best,

-Joe

Congratulations John & Welcome to the IWC / CF

Thank you one and all for your kind comments and welcome, and hints as to uploading photos via a web page! I do have photos in Panoramio of my travels, but personal photos not suitable for that web site! Though as you all know what the models look like from this web site and the catalogues it would only be showing you what you already know! However, the Portofino 353319 I have in gold appears to be an older model, as it does not have the swallow tail hands, but straight with square ends, and I think it looks more classic that way, but have not seen any photographs of it ! Best wishes to all.... John

Congratulations and welcome

This is the best IWC forum around and I am sure you will enjoy it.

In the mean time, enjoy your two beautiful watches and wear them in good health.

Kind regards,

Clemens

Welcome. Wear your new IWC in good health.

and welcome to the forum.
Jeff

Congratulations and welcome

Thank you Clemens, I have been reading in the Forum for some months but this was my first contribution, just having made a second purchase! I wish you good health and happiness too!
John

Welcome. Wear your new IWC in good health.

Thank you Jeff, it is good to be part of a "family" of enthusiasts, even if some of us can never aspire to own the most treasured and complex of IWC creations, but it does not stop us from admiring (at a distance!) with envy such amazing works of art! With best wishes John

Welcome

..and wear in good health.

Great watches you have, I'd like to have Portuguese Chrono one day as well.

Sure post some pictures!

All the best,

Rudo

Hi John, nice to see you posting, welcome >>>>

This certainly is an infectious habit, LOL!!!

You have a wonderful pair of IWCs and it's never too early to start thinking about the 'next one'!!!

Cheers :-))

'A thing of beauty is a joy forever!'

Thank you all for your welcome and kind words! I think you are right, the collecting urge is a disease, and maybe its carried by the watch and the more you buy the more infectious it becomes!!! I am joking of course. We are all inspired by the quality, workmanship and beauty created by the skilled and miraculous employees of IWC, and, I am sure, in some small way we share their passion, and they feel rewarded by our enthusiasm and joy in their work. We become part of their 'family' as well. With best wishes to all John

Welcome and Congratulations but... :)

No pictures, no party! We know the models, we want to see your watches! :)

Welcome to this great forum John, posting pictures is just part of the fun, I hope you'll be soon able to share some shots from your collection with us.

Congratulations on your wonderful pair!

Regards,

roberto

Now there is only one problem with 2..

and that is that you will soon realise it comes before watch #3 !

Welcome to the forum John, and might I add a great landing here with such a fine beast as the Portuguese 371401.

'A thing of beauty is a joy forever!'

Thanks a lot guys! I am sure you are correct, after No 2 there has to be a No 3!!! Though, sadly not all of us can aspire to such joys - they comes a limit to our financial capabilities....but we can desire and lust after! We are all limited to some extent during our lifetimes, but hope to pass on our passion and hard work in acquiring to others in the future. The Portuguese Chrono with White dial and gold numerals and hands is pure magic.... I have taken photos of both my watches (and for Insurance cover of course) but I do not have a web page of photos to upload them from, just a shame the forum does not have the facility to upload them direct! Though of course you can see what they look like from the online collection! However, I may create a web page from which to do so at a later date, with best wishes and kind regards, John in Birmingham England.

Photo uploaded !

Thanks to those who advised on uploading photos into the forum. Having taken your advice and heeded your requests, here is a photo of my two IWC 353319 & 371401 for those who wished to see them!

with best wishes John

IWCx2

IWCx2

Photo uploaded !

In case you can't see the photo in the above message, try the object link below, or maybe it works from this message posting!

John

IWCx2

You did it --great

You did it --great

Thanks Michael, still not sure though how some members manage to get the photo actually shown within the forum message itself, rather than just a link, but it worked!!!

best wishes John

Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on your

Close up photo of 371401

371401