so while hosting a watch buddy from Singapore and showing him around the usual watch haunts in Hong Kong, my heart leaped when I saw this particular piece staring out at me from behind a window display.
First released in 2004, limited edition of 500 pieces, individually numbered, rarely ever found brand new, and for me the zenith of my first IWC series, the 5001s .. the classic white dial, with silver hands ... brand new, new old stock, selling at within 30% present day steel prices --- how could I say No, especially after having eyed it for a while and absolutely loving it the first and only time I was with it www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/43309 ?
So was thus legislated in my mind the 'Grand Exception' to the 'Law Of No More Watches In Excess of Your Annual Limit' --- If You Love It And It's An Incredible Deal, Then You Can Buy It.
...so here's a reveal, in chronological order, from Sunday's expensive tour of Tsim Sha Tsui with SJX, till this afternoon :)
