worst IWC PILOTWATCH ever (..)

I do not know what to think...

But imho the worst decision ever by IWC.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS (..)

cheers

Saw that on Facebook this morning, but thoughts is a joke!

Are you sure its not a fake?
The fonts + the triangle look horrible and with the color and material it
looks cheap!

PHOTOSHOP => Ref. 3706 with "T" Dial :-)

BTW, the "cheap looking" ref. 3705 (black ceramic) is a very good performer.

When it comes to IWC's very cool ref. 3705 Fliegerchronograph, any example
qualifies as cool, but have you ever seen one with a white ceramic case?
Launched in 1994, the 3705 was not IWC's first ceramic-cased watch, but it is
remembered as an interesting and forward-thinking expression of IWCs often-
imitated flieger style, not to mention the first ceramic pilot's watch. For a
deeper look at this reference, I'll let [Jack tell you all about the
production 3705](www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-iwc-
ceramic-

fliegerchronograph-ref-3705-a-look-back-at-a-rare-modern-iwc), but I'm here to
give you the full scoop on this early, unusual prototype with a white ceramic
case.

You never know what you're going to find walking around the halls at SIHH, and
when Stephen and I bumped into IWC museum curator David Seyfer and he casually
mentioned that the brand had a strange prototype 3705 in a glass case across
the hall, you can guess our reply (cameras in hand) when he asked if we wanted
to get a hands-on look at something never seen before.

With a bright white case and rose gold accents (not to mention a rather flashy
white leather strap), this strange pre-production 3705 is a long way from the
military-inspired final model. Dating back to 1992, it's definitely fun to see
an early example come out of the vault at IWC, but I think we can all agree
that the black-on-black production spec was definitely the way to go for the
now-classic 3705.

There are two bits of context that make this prototype particularly
interesting: First, the number of watchmakers who have ventured into trendy
white ceramic watches over the last five years or so, 20-25 years after
IWC made this never-released watch; and second, IWC 's current focus on
innovative materials, including different colored ceramics and things like
Ceratanium. IWC's long been one of the true pioneers at the intersection of
materials science and watchmaking, and it's produced some very interesting
results over the years.

Two short thoughts:

one is that I could easily imagine this white ceramic 3705 on a female wrist
while I'd wear my black 3705...

Second is that we should not forget the first series of Da Vinci with the
famous Kurt Klaus QP module put on the 7750 basis. This watch came in both
black and white ceramic versions and rumours were about some research
regarding the production of several other color combos that never came to
production.
(Mr. Seyffer could you chime in on this Da Vinci please?). The white ceramic
3705 could be sort of searching the way similar to that of the mentioned Da
Vinci cca. half a decade earlier. Now this watch could be the "missing link"
towards the newest non-black ceramic Fliegerchrono model, that's why it is on
parade now - at least I think so.

Best,

Robert

It is an old prototype, isn't it?

Yes it it. Never went into production I believe.

I came accross this one at SIHH and actually thought it made a unique quite
nice womens watch for the line. Although I never would have worn it myself my
Wife would have been a fan. And yes this is most curtianly a real IWC
prototype