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](flic.kr/p/Y7gAqR)20170823_131656 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
Last week, the wednesday before the F1 race in Spa, Belgium, IWC had the pleasure to host AMG Mercedes F1 Pilot Valteri Bottas in the IWC boutiques in Amsterdam.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gyWZ)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-211 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
Valteri Bottas was welcomed by Edwin De Vries, Brand director Benelux & Scandinavia and Humberto Tan, Dutch awardwinning talkshow host.
Humberto Tan is since years a good friend of the brand and was also present for the opening of the IWC boutique in Amsterdam in 2014.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gznD)forum1 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
And again Mark and myself were present this time.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzRK)20170823_161228 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
After some sightseeing on the bike ( when in Rome ( Holland ),...) Valteri arrived in the boutique where we could see a F1 Mercedes, parked in front of the shop.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzkV)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-79 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gAji)20170823_132750 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
Other AMG cars were parked in the street, so a nice opportunity to try if I fit into one of these.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gA8r)20170823_145430 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
An interview with the Dutch national television and a nice display for the new Ingenieurs.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gz3R)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-153 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzpc)DIAbAFNWAAAbd7Z by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gyKg)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-249 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
My favorite Ingenieur from the new collection.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzYD)20170823_154624 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzrM)1530800.png.adapt.1038.1384.medium by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
After a Q&A session with Humberto and Valteri, the F1 pilot took the time to sign the IWC caps, to have a chat with the attendees and to pose for some pictures.
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gz1B)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-171 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzf4)IWC-BOTTAS_AMSTERDAM_alexander-sporre-photography-137 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
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](flic.kr/p/Y7gzA4)20170823_164635 by Tonny Berteloot, on Flickr
A great afternoon, thank you IWC Benelux team. The day ended up with Mark in a nice restaurant and a good talk about IWC pocketwatches ( what else would you expect from us ;) )
Pictures : credit to Alexander Sporre Photography ( and a few by myself )
