In the Ceramic: 2013 Limited Edition Top Gun Pilots

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Mr. Alec Yin
Connoisseur 169 posts

20 Feb 2013, 3:32 a.m. 20 Feb 2013, 3:32 a.m.
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Can't say I'm a big fan but I'll reserve my judgement till I see the real thing. In the meantime, I do find the white 'date'/'year' to be a little distracting...
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Mr.
Apprentice 0 posts

20 Feb 2013, 7:48 a.m. 20 Feb 2013, 7:48 a.m.
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8541 has written:
For anyone believing that IWC "stray" from the heritage of still putting out really handsome timepieces based on classic looks from watches out of the heritage stable.....watch this space!
Maybe not today, or next month or even this year but for sure, IWC will manufacture new watches sometime in the near future, which will have lovers of classic looking watches going weak at the knees!
I am looking forward to seeing those models you are hinting to in real - the first impression I had was mixed at best.
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Mr. Jeronimo Guimaraes
Master 1043 posts

20 Feb 2013, 8:22 a.m. 20 Feb 2013, 8:22 a.m.
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Thank you very much Thang and Ralph for the pictures and for your valuable comments on these three pieces.
I think it's very positive that we're seeing this type of creativity applied to these three limited editions. The fact that it may not appeal to everyone is also, in my humble opinion, another of the strong points. I really don't know if I would buy one (maybe the green) but I do appreciate that IWC goes the extra mile to come up with new solutions to constantly keep renewing the interest of its traditional client base while working on attracting new ones and furthermore creating (or catering to) small niches.
Well done, IWC!
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Mr. Todd Lando
Connoisseur 163 posts

20 Feb 2013, 2:46 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 2:46 p.m.
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I originally said that the green was my favorite when we first saw these on the forum. I still like it a lot but the blue is my new favorite.
Thanks Thang for the nice photos.
Todd
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Marian42
Master 1011 posts

20 Feb 2013, 3:56 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 3:56 p.m.
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MA elko has written:
Blue and Green works. The red might work if it was not on a perpetual, the dial is too busy and the color makes it difficult to read (but not unreadable).
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Well, funky watch, but why not. I like the light blue most. Very nice combination, decent and contrast in one.
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Mr.
Apprentice 0 posts

20 Feb 2013, 6:20 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 6:20 p.m.
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Nice and illuminating post, gentlemen!
Thanks for sharing!
Peter
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Mr. David Mathias
Master 980 posts

20 Feb 2013, 7:32 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 7:32 p.m.
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While these aren't really my thing, I think the blue is quite attractive and can certainly understand their appeal to others. Thanks to Thang and Ralph for the photos and to IWC for the options.
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Cinq
Master 5431 posts

20 Feb 2013, 7:35 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 7:35 p.m.
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Thank you both for the pictures, they show the watches much better than the computer images. From the three, I prefer the green one. I wonder what the lume will be on these, for the green one it would be nice to have everything light up at night.
As for the remark about Pandora's box with colors, I remember a picture from Kokoro (Tracy) with the hour markers in rainbow colors on a BP. kevin and Alan, you really made me laugh with your calendar remarks!
Kind regards,
Clemens
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Mr. Alan Ross
Master 5742 posts

20 Feb 2013, 9:13 p.m. 20 Feb 2013, 9:13 p.m.
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cinq has written:
Thank you both for the pictures, they show the watches much better than the computer images. From the three, I prefer the green one. I wonder what the lume will be on these, for the green one it would be nice to have everything light up at night.
As for the remark about Pandora's box with colors, I remember a picture from Kokoro (Tracy) with the hour markers in rainbow colors on a BP. kevin and Alan, you really made me laugh with your calendar remarks!
Kind regards,
Clemens
Tracy will tell you that many people asked him where they could buy that rainbow watch. LOL