Exciting IWC Porsche Design Titan 3700 Acquisition

Just a unique strap variant.
A creative guy has made these adapters because the titanium bracelet was
broken.

Very interesting indeed!

With all due respect to the ingenuity and engineering required to fit a
matching adapter to accommodate a strap, this photo for me serves as evidence
that the Titan chronograph was meant to be a bracelet watch!

i bought my first Titan in 1989, sight unseen. No photo, no prior knowledge of
the model. The seller said a link was broken but suggested I could put it on a
strap. Ha! It was the link connecting the watch head to the bracelet, so I
couldn't simply bypass the link. I do recall staring at the "system" for
several moments, trying to figure out how to make a strap work on the watch...

Just took this ultra light (with velcro strap) out off the banksafe for a
colorful and sunny weekend.

Thank You Gentlemen

I have thoroughly enjoyed this post and all the information contributed

Oh man........... great post now I want one!

The Survivor Titan has returned from service! I have been timing it, and
keeping it on the winder overnight. Looks like +2 seconds per day. Excellent!
And now everything is functional (meaning the chronograph). Twice I had the
chrono running for over 12 hours, and no stoppages. The stain on the dial was
cleaned up as best as possible, but faint traces remain (under the minute hand
near 10 o'clock in the picture). In the process, the tritium markers at 11 and
1 were lost, but it seems less distracting to me than the stain was before
touch-up (see first photos above). Also, in cleaning the bracelet the little
paint remaining in the Porsche Design letters were lost. I used a fine Sharpie
pen to fill in the gaps, then quickly wiped the excess ink off the link. The
engraved letters retained the rest of the ink. Clever solution, @Chris4S !

The watchmaker noted that the watch will not be water resistant, but I am okay
with that. This survivor will be worn sparingly, and I'll be very careful when
I do. By the way, this was not sent to an IWC service center. Rather, I sent
it to Superior Watch Service in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Jack Freedman (who used to
post here regularly) has always come through for me with my Porsche Design
IWC's, dating way back to 1989 when I needed a link for my first Titan. He was
very understanding of my "collector-ness" and the desire to keep everything
original. I highly recommend his services. It took about 8 weeks for the
service, but that seems normal to me for the perfect condition and superb
timing in which the watch was returned.

In another recent thread, I mentioned the recent acquisition of a Titan that
is better suited for wear. It has the later reference 3704 bracelet (links
connected with a pin pushed through the side of the link and through the
sleeve in the connecting link). It also has a faint smudge in the coating and
a small chip at the 38 minute mark, as well as showing wear on the surface of
the bracelet. It runs like a top, losing 2 seconds a day (still exceptional).
For it's imperfections, it is still an attractive watch, and I'll be less
worried to wear it.

Did my request for a picture of the Titan dial variations go unnoticed or
forgotten? Perhaps no one has a copy anymore; the thread is old and the photo
no longer shows. If someone has the picture (showing five dial variations),
I'd love to see it again!

Looks great, runs great, making me want one even more than before. Enjoy!

Congratulations. I'm about to pull the trigger on a 3702 myself and I agree
that these are under appreciated.

Does anyone on this forum know where I can get extra bracelet links? I have an
8 inch/21 cm wrist and most of these are just a bit too small. I'd hate to
pull the trigger and realize I could never wear the watch.

Any feedback is appreciated. IG @vintagearmadillo

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