Seven hands don't spoil the action....

I have not worn my 3711 Doppel for some time. I grabbed it from the safe today and what a treat it is to see all seven hands doing their thing. I don't like pictures with the crown sticking out like a missal from the case, but some compromise was required to stop all the action going on and get the hands lined up properly.

Here are two pictures to celebrate this great IWC. Only the background was changed to protect the innocent. : ). Notice the wonderful patina on the tritium quarter hours markers and the hands.

very nice bill : )

These are terrific photos of a great IWC! I also like the patina of the hands...thanks for sharing it with us!

Question from something I just noticed on the photos above. Were the seconds hands coated with tritium? You can see a small piece of coating missing from the seconds hand at 20 seconds. The seconds hands don't have the same yellowish patina at the hour and minutes hands and quarter hour markers,which makes me think they were not coated with tritium.

Great watch and photos Bill.

Looks to me like that "spot" is where paint, has come off that seconds hand. How on earth did you spot that "defect" - through the lens? Probably looks like a spec of dust with the naked eye!

Either way, I still like this watch.

Best regards
Mark

Actually, I saw it when I was doing some post processing of the picture. My curious question is it paint missing or tritium? I don't think the seconds hands were coated with tritium.

Great shots Bill, even with the crown out ;-)

Hi Bill,

Any sign of where the paint is?

I would not be worried if the paint was lost before/during assembly but somewhat concerned if it finds its way into the movement.

Cheers Greg.

Excellent pictures, thanks for sharing.
Just one question, something "disturbs" the view, on the hour hand there is a tiny spot, looks like a hole punched with a needle. Something on the sapphire glass or on the hour hand itself?

The spot you see is on the hand. It seems this is part of the aging process for the tritium; it flakes off.

@Cellar: The 3711 was just recently in for service. I expect any debris that may have been inside the movement or dial is no longer hanging around.

I see you have still got that "old thing" Bill?

Its about time you scrapped it and sent it to me here in the UK for me to play about with

LOL

Great watch

Ivan, not only do I still have that "old thing" around, but I wear it quie often. LOL.

Awesome IWC. One of the most comfortable to wear too.

Great watch and pictues Bill, the Doppels are probably coming out now the weather is getting better, I saw Norbert post a bunch of nice shots of his Doppel a while ago too ;-)

Kind regards,

Clemens

Good to hear but as long as my name is on it when you finally decide to part with it

I remeber our converatson2 in Schaffhausen 2007 and I watch with interest your IWC collection. Its deveolping well, although my own interests lay with watches pre Richmont days.

Very nice watch, excellent pictures, thank you for sharing Bill!!!