Blue Wristed in Beverly Hills

c'mon alan... we all want to regularly see photos of either one. please, act soon! =)

regards,
thang

They are both beautiful but it would have to be the Portuguese for me.

PS - In the US last week to visit family and had my first cheese steak in 3 or 4 years. It was in North Carolina but the shop owner is from NJ. Not half bad and satisfied my craving, though not as much as that Portuguese would.

[QUOTE="dmath"]They are both beautiful but it would have to be the Portuguese for me.

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Nice one Giovanni ....
MK

Now that's a real Sophie's Choice right there...

Regards,
Adam

Sorry, I can't help myself - I had the pleasure of trying on Mark's gorgeous blue PPC - I cast my vote for the PPC again :-)

It appears that the right-wrist experiment continues...

A couple of thoughts.
First, I like all of you guys. Enablers all. LOL

Second, yes, the right wrist experiment continues and probably will remain except for my GST on the bracelet. But I have an extra link or two.

Third, Mark is correct that the PPC is a 5032. I would like to get the 5021 if given the choice. But there may not be a choice if the 5021 is so scarce.

Fourth, Arne is also right. I really am more of a BPP kind of guy. But, others are correct in noting the absence of a Portuguese perpetual.

Fifth, blue dials kill me every time.

Aahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! gotta think this through......

Both beautiful watches but personally, already having a Portuguese in the collection (alas, a 5001 not a PPC) and not having a Big Pilot in the collection (the 3799 is bigger, but not a "Big" Pilot) I would sway towards the BPP - but that is just me and it will be you Alan who has to make the decision :)

I already have a BPP in steel from Bucherer with a black dial. So, there is that complication.

alan, forgot about your steel bucherer... what a great watch which works superbly in black. i can see the dilemma knowing your affinity with blue!

good luck,
thang

Ahh yes, you do have a dilemma indeed! In that case, I would probably go for the BPP once again as the BPP is a rarer breed than a PPC being a "production" watch - blue dial aside. Once again though, the decision is your and yours alone, albeit a enviable one.

Of course, you could always hold out and hope that a blue dialed Dubail PPC is released - now that would truly be something special. The current black dialed one would have to be my favourite IWC to date taking the great things of a Portuguese and mixing it with the dial of a Big Pilot - just a great looking watch!

As usual, another very interesting post!

Consider your decision carefully Alan, and keep us all in suspense for a bit longer... If only Hitchcock was still alive I'm sure he would be in The Forum.

By the way, those to little planes for N and S in the BPP are just fantastic, but, since you have the Bucherer...

Cheers!

I would go for the BPP.. Which version is that one?

Bucherer WG BPP limited to 30. Only available in Switzerland and Germany.

How these two look together...

WOW - they look perfect together, bordering on watch-porn ;o)