The new Zidane Big Ingenieur

Looks interesting

As with the first one, the blue 3227, I like the way the cut-off 10 is avoided. That watch I saw in Zermatt 1 or 2 years ago, and I was astonished about the really huge price difference with the normal one. As I say then, you must really, really like it. The dark brown could be nice, it is difficult to see at the picture. As for the next two months, I would like an orange coloured one with a number 14, at the 2.

Kind regards,
Paul, wearing steel VC Pilot's watch

I was fortunate enough

to wear that watch last Wednsday that belongs to an IWC employee while I attended a small event in Greece.
It looks great and I loved it although the dial looked like off black to me and not brown probably due to the poor lighting, but it is a much better looking model than the previous Z. Zidane Inge.
J. Cruyff was indeed one of the best ever Paul.

Argiris

"one out of N" - is IWC abandoning individual #s?

Michael,
Thank you for the reports of the new special/limited edition novelties. They are all very appealing.

I was wondering if you knew whether IWC is moving away from individual numbering of special editions, and if so perhaps what the motivation was. I always found the individual numbering a very nice touch.

Cheers,
Evan

This way everyone gets No 1.

A number of companies are doing this. It strikes me as very gimmicky. The corporate spin would undoubtedly be that all 500 pieces are equally good.

Back when prints were all struck from the same plate, there was definitely something to be said for the idea that a low numbered print would be higher quality than a high numbered one. The quest for a low number stems from that.

Saw it last month at the Boutique.............

........looking good.

Cheers,
sc

The watch is very beautiful

more than the player should deserve, for sure :)

Big Inge really represents a valid alternative to other models, maybe more famous, it has nothing to envy to trendy watches from other companies, I'm particularly thinking about an octagonal one. I don't know if it has the success it deserves.

Regards,

roberto

Saw it at a dealer and its really nice! thanks. nt

Small details matter

To start with, this is not a terribly important issue, at least to me. But it has to do with image and perception, and they matter at a certain level. It is true that "one of" is easier and cheaper than "198 etc. of". But in a top segment of the market this should not be the argument. "One of" is easier to cheat with: I am not saying that this is happening, but the idea sticks to mind. "One of" is going half the way, not all the way, and you might wonder if this way of thinking also applies to all kinds of quality aspects. All in all I think "one of" is not a very good idea, and if legal matters come into play, well, of course you must take into account all kinds of worst case scenario's, but often they are very far fetched.

I am glad to have a "198 out of 250", I am wearing it right now.

Kind regards,
Paul, wearing rose gold Saint Exupéry Chrono

Thank you Michael. As Paul said...

...it's not a terribly important issue, but certainly a nice detail.
Hopefully we'll see it return soon.

Cheers,
Evan

Speaking for myself, I prefer engraving ...

..on the back and not in such a prominant place, even if the number was individual to the watch.
That aside, it's a super looking addition to the Inge lineup.