Did I do wrong...

Hi,

I just bought a new Pilot Vhrono with the 7750. I love the traditional pilot look, and to be honest I have never really been fond of the grey spitfire inhouse models. I just learned that all 7750 will be replaced by inhouse movements. I'm really on the fence here - this means that I bought a watch that very soon will be considered "pre inhouse" and less desireable I would assume. Do you think that IWC will make for example 2016 the pilot year, changing the models and putting the new movements in? Will the nee movements have a different sub dial layout changing the apperance of the watch?

I'm really on the fence. I'm not a must have inhouse kind of guy, but on the other hand its a bit sad to have bought a watch when its new technology so soon on the horizon...

What do you think will happend to the pilot line?

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on a superb watch! That 7750-based movement is quite a fine calibre, my friend. Extremely accurate and reliable. IWC has utilized versions of it for quite some time and have even used it in their Grand Complication. Newer is not necessarily better, but maybe you prefer a different subdial layout or feel of the chronograph pushers.

No. You didn't. I have ordered a new IWC, due soon. I know it is about to be replaced by an updated model early next year. But that doesn't concern me. I love it. Models are continuously updated and replaced. If you love the watch, just enjoy it.

Thankfully, mechanical watches are not like phones or electronic gadgets (smart watch, anyone?) that can be "obsolete" when an updated model comes into the market.

Every mechanical watch is special and is a product of its time. Each one of us will find that some are more appealing than others, irregardless of model updates or age of model. I for one am particularly interested in many of the past models.

Caliber 7750 is a great workhorse. You are guaranteed of a reliable and dependable watch. Even with the new IWC calibre replacing the 7750, it's highly unlikely that IWC will reproduce the Spitfire Chrono that you are enjoying right now.

You cannot worry about new models. If you like a watch it won't matter what the next iteration is. Enjoy your purchase.

we live in a world where we are forced to "upgrade" our products. Apple, and the like, are throwing new technology at the such a speed that consumers are exposed to "being left behind" or "upgrade and be part of the community".

I see watches as totally different products. they are classy, and they will works for years to come. for example, I am still wearing my 1998 GST almost everyday. I still find it beautiful and it does its job perfectly well.

If you think about the value of your watch in the second hand market and you are afraid that you will lose a lot of its value, well, this may be the case even if you had bought any of the newest collection.

Either than that, enjoy it in good health!

You should enjoy it, it is a classic.

Mine says hi :)

You bought a great watch, now just start enjoying it in good health! Try to post a picture here too, we like that a lot :-)

Kind regards,

Clemens

The 7750 helped save IWC to stay alive and is one of the most robust and reliable chronograph movements. It is very good value for money and there's nothing wrong with it.
The Pilots Chrono is one of IWC's all time classics. Congratulations on that wonderful choice.

The 7750 is one of the best chronograph movements out there. Rumor has it that it has one of the highest first time pass rate at the COSC. IWC procures the best versions from ETA which are subsequently substantially upgraded. More data here:

people.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631681571896618891

So the already top of line movement becomes even better! The modifications as per IWC specifications are large enough to deem the 7750 a wholly new caliber. If it make you feel any better, IWC's Il Destriero Scafusia grand complication which was one of the most complicated watches in its time housed a caliber based on the Valjoux 7760 (the manual wind cousin of the 7750)

Any chronograph caliber replacing a 7750 will need to fill big shoes.

This subject compelled me to create an account and post a comment. I recently sold an IWC because I couldn't live with the 7750. An expensive watch is a purchase driven by the heart, not the head. The head says get a cheap Quartz but the heart says get an exclusive work of art. This is why IWC are going in house as they now fully understand this emotion. If I spend 5 figures on a watch I'm not interested in practicalities. I'm interested in having something precious and exclusive. The last thing I want to imagin is that the same beating heat of my watch could be had in a Hamilton for £300. It's emotional, that's why I flipped mine.