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I see that the watch featured there is the silver dialed Spitfire. Hence the 'silver' colored seconds hand. I believe that for the 'standard' white dialed Mark XV, the seconds hand is made of rhodium (as are the rest of the hands). I have never seen a white-dialed watch with white hands. But I have seen black dialed watches with black hands (with luminous inserts). White on white IMHO = Anyhow, I will have to say that the non-Spitfire MK XV is a wonderful execution of zen-like harmony+simplicity and classic elegance. And the MK XV has a wonderful historical lineage attached to it. One day I will lay my hands on a Type 48 Military IWC Best regards

It would not make sense to have a white hand against a white dial - you would not be able to see it Cheers

Great stuff. I would like to be a part of the next AR batch.

I look forward to mine

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I don't think that you could go wrong pickin' up one of these reps. The white dial verison is excellent, considering that the seconds hand is rhodium and not painted white. The latest MK VX, for the record, is a very well-made rep with a high quality accurate and proven movement that we all know well and love so much. Best regards

I am looking forward to receiving mine, I've got several straps waiting for her. Cheers

Greetings to my old friends and to all the new/newer members who do not know me. For the folks that don't know me... I am the one they call 'Euno' Anyhow, I have been on the hunt for an IWC Mark XV for many years. In fact, I have almost pulled the trigger on owning the real thing quite a few times but there are too many vintage pilot/military watches that came my way instead. And certainly, they were 'better' & 'smarter' purchases than the venerable MK XV. For a very very long time, I (and many other veteran RWG/TRC members) have struggled to understand why replicating simple items such as the MK XV remained so difficult. In the end, I concluded that a perfectly executed example of zen-like simplicity is utterly difficult to recreate. Hence the many years of horrid MK XV reps. Instead of waiting for the factories to make a better rep, I decided to take matters in to my own hands. So I started picking up OEM IWC parts whenever I came across them. As you know, IWC parts are essentially unavailable - but thanks to my many years of establashing relationships with genuine watch collectors/sellers, I managed to get all the items that I needed for this project. Here is a list of the OEM parts: - crown - tube - hands - dial The base watch is Trusty's MK XV (which is a wonderfully executed and highly recommend piece on its own). So, I slapped in the dial and installed the hands. Then I had the tube + crown & gaskets were installed by my watchmaker. The watch was pressure-tested to 150M for minimum of 5 minutes. I was lucky to get the Luminova versions of the dial and hands. The earliest incarnates of the MK XV were lumed with Tritium. Well, please have a look at the pics. Included are before and after pics. I have several straps for this watch, but for the time being , this watch is paired up with a German aviator strap (used on many Mark series such as MKX, MKXI, Type 48, IWC & Jaeger LeCoultre)... *Please note: I do not have anymore parts nor can I get any more IWC parts! I hope you enjoy the pics/thread. Best regards OLD BASE WATCH PIC: REP & OEM DIALS: REP DIAL DETAIL: OEM DIAL DETAIL: COMPLETED CONVERSION:

Very nice watches. Your restoration efforts turned out wonderfully. You made a great choice in scooping up the 5512. Excellent investment for your portfolio. Best regards from Euno!

Randy, I would like one datewheel. Perhaps we could talk about it via email? Cheers

ETA/Richmont Group are greedy. "Keep it all in the family" is their motto. Shame on them. But kinky lust for money makes the world go 'round. This pattern will never end, until this planet ceases to exist.

I am sure many have. I am sick and tired of this stuff popping up on eBay. There was a time when this place was filled with kind & honest members who were not in it to make money and/or scam people. The good ol' days have been over for a long time. No wonder I ain't around much anymore.

That's rad! The phone in the listing is called "Veptu"!

Vertu is a ripoff in the end. If you want real "Concierge" service for pennies on the dollar, Voce is thee way to go... http://www.voce.com/

Very nice watch. Best combo for GMT-II is black & red IMHO. Cheers

I can't wait to see pics as well! By the way, is your 5513 the 17J or 26J version?

Big happy birthday to you my friend!! Cheers from Euno

Wow, impressive idiot (seller).

Thanks for the comments, folks. I think that recreating something as simple as 5513 remains too difficult for rep makers. Sounds strange but take a look at the IWC MKXV. How many years did it take to finally come out with a rep that is pretty close to OEM? It's a amazing to me that simplicity is often the most difficult asthetic to create.

I like Subs on leather but... Leather is not good for diving thus, I think that leather does not work with a Sub. Now a G-10 NATO is ok, or a rubber Tropic but leather is does not work. Of course, just my opinion. Leather works with GMT since pilot watches traditionally used leather straps.

Ubi is right, IWW will not PVD any reps period. Those days are long over.

I have always thought that the Yeager GMT was interesting. There has been quite a buzz about them in Japan for some time. I think that there are a lot of fakes that were made since (at least for a while), it seemed like you coulod find them at every watch shop in Tokyo. I could be wrong. At the same time, there were quite a few Sinn EZM-1 miliary issue BUND pieces in Tokyo at the same time (yes, I did mention the EZM-1 in my earlier post). I thought that this was strange, too, since a BUND issue EZM-1 is ultra rare. I beleive that there were about 10 that leaked into the public domain (and at least 4 are accounted for in the USA). And, for the record, here is the infamous PVD 5512 with the reversed dial á la Sinn EZM-1 Sorry, pic is so damn big

That is a nice lookin' machine. What's under the hood? I've stayed away from new Ingenieur reps 'cause they're always on steel bracelets. But this one has the option of somethin' different - very frickin' nice!