My first and certainly not my last IWC!!

After months of thinking and research I finally got my first IWC, 1 day before I turn 25!
The IWC that caught my eye was the IWC Portugieser Chronograph, at my first visit to iwc.com my eye was caught by the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph! What an amazing watch!

After that I did my research on almost every model, but I always got this special feeling in my stomach when I saw the YC again.

Then the research for the best price and place to buy the watch started. I have to say that the watch business is a difficult business. There is so much crap out there and people selling expensive watches as 'new', but when you take a look at it, it's just anything but new. Therefore I finally decided that I just wanted something good! So I finally bought my watch with an AD in Amsterdam (Reuter Diamonds). The staff was very knowledgable (although they couldn't tell me something new about the watch of course ;-), but their help was very good and they were very friendly!

Here it is:

I finally have my first IWC and I definitely feel it's not my last! I'm SO proud of it! This is going to be one of the best birthdays :-)

Congratulations on a beautiful watch and happy birthday!

Welcome to IWC!

Big congrats Rickmur, and welcome to the forum. Great to see another ref 3902 owner -- his black dial brother says hello !

Beautiful, just beautiful!
Enjoy your birthday and the watch, have a great time!
Congratulations.

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

rgds
Kee Siew

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new watch and your birthday tomorrow. Enjoy your new watch and wear it in good health.

Kind regards,

Clemens

Welcome to the Forum!

The YC looks great on your wrist. I'm guessing it won't be your last IWC, especially if you hang around here! :-)

Congratulations on a great choice.

Thanks for the nice words!

I just heard a great comment from a colleague about the sharpness of the dial: it's like looking at a retina display :-)

Especially the silver dial looks great in the sun, it has so much different views (it's definitely not a white dial, it's 'silver'-ish).

Congrats on a fine first IWC. Many more to come.

Hi

Welcom on the forum and congrats to your first IWC! Wear it in good health!!

Good to see some new Dutch members here:) I think this forum counts quit a lot for a small country.

Good news: you are part of the club... sad news: now you're caught by the bug... The 'Uhren-virus'

Richmur, welcome to the forum and congratulations on a great selection to start your IWC collection. Enjoy and wear it in good health. Happy Birthday.

Kevin

Welcome to the IWC Forum. You picked a beautiful and versatile watch for your first IWC. As others have stated, I doubt it will be your last!

Very nice watch! Congratulations and welcome to the forum. Hope to see more pictures later on. Enjoy your watch.

Welcome to the forum and congratulations! The Yacht Club is a fine watch, suitable for both formal and sporty occasions. It's a 'watch that is unlikely to go wrong'...

Hi. I'm new to IWC and new to the forum...

I'm just about to purchase my first IWC, a Spitfire Chronograph. It's a pre owned, but unused 70th anniversary edition, complete with all paperwork and a very impressive box!

This'll be the first time in nearly 30 years that I have moved away from Rolex...

I'm sorry to admit that my knowledge of this watch is embarrasingly poor,(I just fell in love with it) though i do know a little more about the brand!

Can anyone direct me to a review of the watch, or can anyone provide me with a brief overview of the model?

I also want a spare strap - any thoughts on where best to purchase one that isn't silly money?

Thanks

Congrats Rickmur - so much to celebrate - the 25th birthday, to have joined this great IWC forum, and to top it off, a brand new gorgeous IWC watch!!

You are off to a very good start, and may I say at a good age as well - that is an impressive 25th year way of getting into IWC - I hope we will see and hear more from you in the future!

MY DREAM WATCH!!!!!

I was just at a local AD over the weekend and I just could not stop drooling over this.

Awesome purchase, happy birthday, congrats!

Welkom & gefeliciteerd! What a great way to start with IWC! Wear it in good health.

Groeten,

Bob

Amazing choice, congrats!!!!!