Buy your GF some John Mayer CD's. This guy is a big watch collector and sometimes even posts on gen fora. I think he owns some rare vintage Rollies. If you make her a fan, she will understand that you need watches too .
It's a sad day for the forum, but completely understandable. Let's all be thankful for the input and knowledge that you have given us in the past years. Take care!
There seems to be a new batch of dials with the text 'IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN' and the subdial marks and numbers in grey instead of white. Has anyone noticed this too?
Hmmm, now that I'm looking closer to your pic... The text font seems to be a little yellowish instead of white. Maybe you've exposed your watch too much to direct sunlight?
My wristsize is also 17cm and 44mm PAMs on leather look great. I tried a 47mm once, but unfortunately that looked too silly on my wrist. Bear in mind that 44mm chronos look bigger than the plain models.
Good luck!