SIHH 2018: Collector's meeting

Waiting for amazing report our Bill Barker in great quality and with a lot of details I'd like just post few pictures to warm up)) Sorry Bill I just came earlier, to Moscow it's only 3 hours flight))

It was great time and thank you so much IWC, Stephanie, Clizia, Dominic, Tonny and all who spent this increadible time with us!

As my travel companion I choose Portugieser made for previous anniversary, a part of vintage collection.

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On Tuesday IWC celebrated 150 years anniversary with usual Gala having huge number of celebrities invited. Some of our lucky friends were invited for a dinner and a show, but all collectors were invited for afterparty.

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I love these guys!!

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OK, traditionally the must is to have a photo with Karolina and/ or Adriana))

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Amazing time! I left about 1 a.m., but a lot of guys stayed))

Next morning was collector day. IWC booth with Tonny in front and cup of coffee of course.

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Some chatting.

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Warm welcome from CEO with new Pallweber in steel on the wrist.

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Mr. Klaus and David were around of us. David made a tour through the booth, explaining some interesing details.

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Touch and feel section with Nina! Jubilee collection!

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After nice lunch..

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.. we had great surprise!

As a gift of IWC for collectors we were granted by fidget spinner!!

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Stefan made a special presentation about it.

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The end of the day we spent in the bar Les Aviateures with Chris Grainger, Christian Knoop, Stefan Ihnen, Kurt Klaus, Hannes Pantli, Stephanie, Clizia and many others IWC people.

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Few traditional things. Quiz from Tonny, speech from IWC CEO and photo of "heavy stuff".

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Thanks again IWC for this amazing time, for a chance to see the novelties and to meet my good friends! Happy 150-years anniversary, thank you for invitation to celebrate it with you and wish you as minimum another 150 years!

See each other next time somewhere, in Geneva, in Schaffhausen, in Amsterdam or somewhere else!

Fantastic report Roman and so nice to see you again. SIHH 2018 will be remembered as one of the great events of the year. Thank You IWC for an unforgettable experience

It was great to meet you Mark! See you next time!

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Great write up, thanks for sharing!

Lovely report Roman with great photo selection of a marvelous Collectors event at SIHH2018. Was lovely to see you again.

Looks like a grand event - fitting to the 150 years Jubilee.

Thanks for sharing Roman, and Yes we will Hold You to that “ see You in Amsterdam”.

Fantastic report Roman! So much was packed into those 2 days at SIHH. It was great to meet you at last.

Glad the fidget spinner made it back to Moscow in one piece.
Hope to see you again at another IWC event.
Best regards,
Jonathan

Mark, trust me)))

Andrew, Jonathan, thank you and see you next time!

Great report and pictures, Roman. It was a pleasure to finally meet you in person after many years. This was the best SIHH I have attended. The watches were a big attraction, of course, but the friends you get to see again and the new ones made is the very special part of the Collectors' Meetings at the show.

I have many photos to process, but will try to get my report done next week after I wake up from my jet lag.

Fantastic pictures Roman and the report as well! It looks like you all had a lot of fun, as usual! Looking forward to the report from Bill! Hope you all arrived safely home, and Mark I hope Osman sent you my greetings on Friday.

Patrick

Fantastic photos and report Roman. It was great to meet you as well and put a face to the RC30 handle!

This was my first SIHH and even though it was jubilee event for IWC and the experience provided was incredible (!) the strongest takeaway for me is the camaraderie and genuine friendships of the collectors group.

It is a privilege to be part of this community.

Love the pics. IWC did an amazing job of the new collection. Looks like everyone had a great time.

Fantastic report you have done Roman it’s cover a lot of a marvelous time at SIHH 2018.
Thanks for the post and see you next time.
BR Henrik

Excellent report, thank you for sharing it with us, Roman!

I think this was an important SIHH to attend...150 year anniversary! Thank you Roman for taking the time and making the effort to share it with those of us stuck home with a serious case of "event envy!"

Great report Roman.
thx for sharing.

almost if I was their myself...

Thanx for the impressions/pictures, must have been an outstanding event !

Regards,
Stefan

It was so great seeing you for this really fantastic event Roman (you rock star)! I, like Bill, have a few images to sort through, but it is really nice to see it all through another eye, so thank you so much for posting your photos! Hope to catch you again soon!

GREAT report Roman as always...

Cheers,
sc

Perfect report Roman with very nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.
It was a pleasure to be part of the collectors in this outstanding event and to meet you there.

Cheers, Markus

Three wise men!

..and a bunch of nice watches!

Roman, a solid post and good set of pictures that clearly gives an impression of the great IWC timepieces and the Jubilee 2018 SIHH event.

Like Jim I’m envious I could not be there!

Thanks for sharing.

Great report about a great event.Thanks for sharing.

Cheers Chris

Thanks a LOT for your fantastic report and photography Roman, a shame I couldn't make it but hope to meet you in Amsterdam later this year!

Kind regards,

Bob