Hello All,
I tried searching this but couldn't quite find enough info on it. I recently
got my first IWC, a Mark XV. I didn't know the service history and it was
running a bit slow. It also failed a pressure test so I decided to send it to
IWC for a service. I specifically asked in my request that the original
(simple) fish crown be maintained if at all possible. I even called the
concierge line to reiterate this request, but later I received an email
stating that unfortunately my crown would need to be replaced and that it
would have to be with the Probus crown. In my searches I found a for sale post
from a couple of years ago where the seller had a fully serviced Mark XV where
he said he was able to request and receive a new replacement original simple
fish crown.
Does anyone know of this is still possible? Am I not insisting enough on
getting the original crown? Is there a secret word or phrase I need to say to
get them to open the vault where they keep the original crowns? Or is it
possible that they really just don't exist anymore? It would kind of stink to
have the watch so changed from its original form. Will it lose value and
collectibility? Or am I worried about nothing?
Thanks for reading.
