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    Michael Friedberg
    Moderator 11468 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 2:13 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 2:13 p.m.
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    I was asked to write an article about the evolution of the CF3. You can get the inside story by clicking here.

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    Cesus
    Master 818 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 2:17 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 2:17 p.m.
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    Thank you Michael! I waited for it :-)
    Best,
    -christian

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    erwinchu
    Master 638 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 2:49 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 2:49 p.m.
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    Great stuff Michael, thanks for sharing.

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    Mr. Alan Ross
    Master 5742 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 2:53 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 2:53 p.m.
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    Well, it appears that, in addition to MF and GK, thanks are also owed to Argiris and Nad who had the gumption to press the issue of a possible third Forum watch.

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    Mr. Christoph Burckhardt
    Master 1095 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 3:14 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 3:14 p.m.
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    Thanks Michael, thats a great article to finish the project. I remember myself 12 month ago sitting in front of my pc for 4 weeks, checking, thinking, convincing myself to not buy a watch which I nêver saw in flesh before! Luckely I was weak enough, and could not resist any longer.
    I really love my CF3.
    Thanks to all the people, who made the project possible.

    Cheers Chris

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    Michael Friedberg
    Moderator 11468 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 3:38 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 3:38 p.m.
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    There were a lot of people behind this project. I'm sure I'll omit some, but a quick list includes:

    Oliver Siegel --with whom I must have had 50+ e-mails about the parameters
    Nina Jaegle --from product management and a real supporter
    Michael Brouwer --head of product management
    Christian Knoop --head of design
    Maike Fleischer =-who was invaluable regarding distribution/sales
    Dominic Weir --head of media and digital marketing
    Karo Huber --who previously was head of Marketing & Communications, and
    Two very bright interns from St. Gallen business school, plus as mentioned Argiris and Nad who both had the temerity to ask a question (my editor --my wife Kay-- changed that word in the article).

    It truly was a team effort.

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    Skule Smørgrav
    Master 1348 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 3:54 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 3:54 p.m.
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    A very nice article Michael - cudos to you, IWC, Argiris, Nad and the entire CF team for pulling this off.
    I was there when Argiris posed the question and it has been great to be part of the journey.

    Fingers crossed we can do it again in a few year's time :-)

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    Mr. Norbert Scheepers
    Master 2703 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 5:05 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 5:05 p.m.
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    Interesting article Michael. Thanks for sharing. I will make a print-out and save it with the box as a kind of historical reference for future generations that will, hopefully in the far future, inherit my CF3.

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    Mr. Alan Ross
    Master 5742 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 5:18 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 5:18 p.m.
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    Kudos to all who were involved.

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    dzul
    Master 3984 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 7:24 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 7:24 p.m.
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    NorbertS has written:

    Interesting article Michael. Thanks for sharing. I will make a print-out and save it with the box as a kind of historical reference for future generations that will, hopefully in the far future, inherit my CF3.

    Good article! I like Norbert's idea...I think I will do the same.

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    Cesus
    Master 818 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 8:23 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 8:23 p.m.
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    dzul has written:
    NorbertS has written:

    Interesting article Michael. Thanks for sharing. I will make a print-out and save it with the box as a kind of historical reference for future generations that will, hopefully in the far future, inherit my CF3.

    Good article! I like Norbert's idea...I think I will do the same.

    Me too! Great idea, Norbert!
    Best,
    -christian

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    Nelson Herring
    Master 2715 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 9:56 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 9:56 p.m.
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    Yes, I'm printing this also. An archive to go with my watch.

    Nelson

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    Mr. Anders Johansson
    Master 735 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 10:56 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 10:56 p.m.
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    Great read Michael!

    Great idea Norberts - I'll too print a hardcopy!

    Nice weekend
    /Anders

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    Mr. Jarrod Gill
    Master 3720 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 11:14 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 11:14 p.m.
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    It's pretty cool to get some insight into the creation of a pretty special watch. I'll probably print the article to and keep it with my box. Why not? It will be cool to pull it out and read it in 25 years from now.

    Cheers,

    Jarrod

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    whichwatch
    Master 2824 posts
    14 Nov 2014, 11:21 p.m. 14 Nov 2014, 11:21 p.m.
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    Fine article and interesting to read some parts of the story I did not know.

    A copy goes in my box, too!

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    Mark Fleminger
    Master 3185 posts
    15 Nov 2014, 12:42 a.m. 15 Nov 2014, 12:42 a.m.
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    What an interesting story! So much hard work from so many people. Shows what can be achieved when the priorities are set and dedicated people are involved. When you think about it, so much was achieved in a relatively short time.
    Incredible. I am so glad that in this time of mass production, IWC managed to produce such an individual piece!

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    Mr. Christoph Burckhardt
    Master 1095 posts
    15 Nov 2014, 3:16 a.m. 15 Nov 2014, 3:16 a.m.
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    dzul has written:
    NorbertS has written:

    Interesting article Michael. Thanks for sharing. I will make a print-out and save it with the box as a kind of historical reference for future generations that will, hopefully in the far future, inherit my CF3.

    Good article! I like Norbert's idea...I think I will do the same.

    Very good idea, I'll do the same too, and will add most probably my purchase agreement as well.

    Cheers Chris

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    Anthony Sonego
    Connoisseur 661 posts
    15 Nov 2014, 8:43 a.m. 15 Nov 2014, 8:43 a.m.
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    Mark Fleminger has written:

    What an interesting story! So much hard work from so many people. Shows what can be achieved when the priorities are set and dedicated people are involved. When you think about it, so much was achieved in a relatively short time.
    Incredible. I am so glad that in this time of mass production, IWC managed to produce such an individual piece!

    Agree - it's a tremendous effort and an absolute credit to all involved. A truly beautiful and representative piece for IWC collectors as well.

    Thanks Michael.

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    Robert Miller
    Insider 54 posts
    1 Feb 2015, 8:27 p.m. 1 Feb 2015, 8:27 p.m.
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    I love my CF3 and it gets more compliments than almost anything else in the collection. That said, I was hooked long before the design was shown. Another Collector's Forum watch designed by Michael? I'M IN!

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    Bill B.
    Master 6724 posts
    1 Feb 2015, 9:29 p.m. 1 Feb 2015, 9:29 p.m.
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    The CF3 is a very special IWC that is beautifully designed and executed. It holds fast to the history and tradition of IWC and gives special recognition to the IWC Collectors' Forum members who are now lucky enough to own one.

    Thanks IWC, MF, and the rest of the supporting staff.

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    Michael Friedberg
    Moderator 11468 posts
    1 Feb 2015, 9:38 p.m. 1 Feb 2015, 9:38 p.m.
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    Robert Miller has written:

    I love my CF3 and it gets more compliments than almost anything else in the collection. That said, I was hooked long before the design was shown. Another Collector's Forum watch designed by Michael? I'M IN!

    Thanks, Rob. I'm flattered but really I didn't design the CF3. It was more if me nudging here and saying sometimes "I'm not sure".

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