We are celebrating my wife's recent promotion and I'm providing assistance in helping her to choose her next IWC timepiece. Currently she is wearing a Portugieser Chronograph (silverdial) and a 75th Anniversary Portugieser 8 days (black dial limited edition) in rotation. 

She's definitely expanding her IWC collection. The following are the shortlisted candidates:

1. The Da Vinci Automatic 36 - Blue Dial

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2. PILOT’S WATCH MARK XVIII EDITION “ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPÉRY”

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1. Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Heritage

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1. Portofino Moonphase 37 Laureus

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So, we swing by the local Boutique yesterday and pulled the trigger on one of the above! 

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Can you guess which one?:)

She wants a Blue dial .

1 choice.....Da Vinci 36

That's what I thought too Andy, untill she laid her eyes on the pilot watches, in particular, the heritage Mark XVIII.

The reveal.

[](flic.kr/p/241JRyt)Pilot watch heritage by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/22DkB7X)Pilot watch heritage by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/22DLUwg)IMG_20180202_234012 by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/22Dkrhg)Pilot watch heritage by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/FV6ZVs)IMG_20180202_141949 by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/K77H3i)IMG_20180203_200631_1 by Vincent, on Flickr
Matches the cat too...

[](flic.kr/p/K78ogD)2018-02-04_10-30-21 by Vincent, on Flickr

It fills the gap in her collection at the moment with a sporty daily watch and most importantly looks great on her wrist. She loves how light it is (titanium case) and the new strap combination, it looks almost like a little big pilot. 

The thing about titanium watches and the heritage line in particular, is that it needs to be appreciated in the flesh/metal. Many of the pictures is not doing it justice and failed to capture the true essence of the watch, choice of colours and the material and construct of the timepiece. 

A big thank you to the IWC team in Galleria, Abu Dhabi, Ahmed and Tariq for their hospitality. What a great start to the Year of the Dog! 

[](flic.kr/p/K787yB)2018-02-04_10-25-34 by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/241JS6R)Pilot watch heritage by Vincent, on Flickr

[](flic.kr/p/2429Npz)1340895 by Vincent, on Flickr

Looks more like the "Year of the Cat".....

Vintage-Kitty-Pilot. I like it ! And your wife wears the Heritage well too.

Congrats to her on the promotion and to you both for the shared appreciation of beautiful ( IWC ) timepieces.

Di Vinci 36.... next up !

Congrats to your wife Vincent. It’s lovely. 
Suits her very well. 

And of course, I love your cat too 

A great choice and it fits quite well to the wrist! Congratuliations to the watch and the promotion!

Congratulations to Mrs Fong on a fine selection of cat collar ;-)
Less jokingly, its a lovely watch and fits so well on both a man and womans wrist. I have one too.

Thank you chaps! She's feeling like a rock star with that watch.

Now it's time to get myself a man-bag :P

Great post Vincent and what a (extra) spectacular watch with that strap! I'm a big fan of diversity in my collection so I understand the choice very well.

Kind regards,

Bob