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Wow, congrats! Thnx for the nice writeup and very nice pics. Not so photo-noob after all imho And I do love this strap

MONDAY & TUESDAY IWC 3717

Still happily in love with my new IWC 3717 And out of the box pretty accurate too!

Wow, this looks awesome!!! I've had a gen on my wrist and the double AR made the sapphire completely disappear unlike the rep with single sided AR (not really bad, though). Just sent K2222 a PM. So he not only did the AR-job, but also replaced the day/date wheels?

Angus please help us out here. It this possible??

Hmmm, completely missed that one I guess..... But who are people to judge you? Anyway, I really loved that pic And you and Tanfoglio would be a match made in PAM-heaven, .

Is this all you can show us here? Just kidding, these straps look awesome!! Care to show us more or your strap collection? You're defintely running up for the "Ms Strap Tanfoglio" title

Are you absolutely positive about that? Because it's not uncommon to gens that they sometimes slightly differ between production runs... This would imply that the brass cannon pinnions on the rep are no flaw after all.. @max: I've had the gen on my wrist about 2 weeks ago. The AR is so good that I actually had to look closer to be sure that they put a glass on the watch The single sides AR on the rep isn't bad at all, but not close to the gen....

I feel deeply sorry for you. A few years ago I've experienced the same with one of my best friends..Died at 26 in a car crash on his way to get his plane back home. So meaningless....... Anyway, take care - and most and for all - take your time to mourne. And as Offshore already said cherish the good memories.

On this gen pic I do see thick markers at 3,6,9 and a triangle @12. It could depend on the angle of photography, but the markers on the rep seems a bit higher embossed than on the gen. Is that what you mean? @maxmsu: in this pic you can also see that the chrono seconds hand is supposed to be curved. So the rep is actually good in that expect. Also the minute hand is supposed to be curved.

I missed that one. Can you explain?

Too bad the Luminor Marina and Panerai font are still clear white........ I could have lived with the not 100% 3, 6 and 9 fonts and even the L Swiss Made L too close to the 6, but the clear white font for an H-series dial is the obvious giveaway.

Hmmm, I guess yours definitely missed the QC. My dial is 100% perfect. I've actually had the gen on my wrist 2 weeks ago and was really surprised by how close the rep is. The only difference were the day/date wheels and the single sided AR. On the gen you don't see glass at all at most angles. I'd suggest you to contact your collector and send it back for a new one.

MONDAY & TUESDAY Oris Big Crown But I still can't get my new 3717 out of my head . So probably on WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY Hopefully the TWB black croc strap will be in then..... @Vic: the 177 on black carbon is a very nice combo!

It certainly does. Look at the pics of Pugwash and Eunomians for example. Pugwash has also updated Stephane's day&date wheels and posted some pics and I think the part numbers as well.

2 non-UK sources for great IWC straps: - The Watch Boys (Canada); good quality crocs for about $ 115,- incl shipping - HK Tan (HongKong); handmade & stunning for about $ 120,- incl. shipping. Especially the aviator straps are great. However, you need to be patient because delivery time is about 35 days. Straps come without deployment. For deployment clasps check our collectors... Good luck!

@eunomians: was already hoping for your pics:) Your strap is the one I've ordered with HKTan

Friday & Saturday IWC 3717

Have you already checked this topic? http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...mp;#entry330790 Especially By-Tor's pic could be some inspiration for SS watches Good luck!

How I love all these beautiful pics!!!

Friday Guess this won't be a surprise: IWC 3717 See http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=55206&hl= for review and more pics

Thnx guys!! Maybe it's a nice idea to extend this topic with some nice 3717 shots. So let's show our beauties here!!!

IWC 3717 Yesterday I finally received the 3717 from my trusted and preferred EU-collector Precious Time (PT). This watch has been on the market for a couple of months, but it took some time to grow on me before I finally decided to buy. So when I opened the package I wasn't expecting it to be this gorgeous!! I was immediately grabbed by the luxurious look and feel. The dial is very sharp. The white font really stands out. Note that on the gen all the white fonts are clear white. On this rep the 'IWC Schaffhausen' font and the subdial markings are a bit off-white (see page 3 for a comparison pic). Also on the gen the 3, 6, 9 and 12 markers are thinner than on the rep. It is a very basic design, which makes it easy to read. Except for the sometimes mis-aligned day/date, single instead of double AR and the poor lume, this watch looks to me like a very accurate replication. Even the slightly curved chrono seconds hand and minute hand are faithful to the gen. So do the markings on the back and the protective anti-magnetic shield on the inside. The high beat A7750 movement seems to be performing very well. The hands are aligned very nicely and the chrono resets perfectly. Only while setting the time you can notice the somewhat floppy hands, a very common issue with A7750 movements. However, the sound of the rotor is remarkably quiet, which I cannot say of the rotors of some of my other reps. At first it ran a bit too fast, but after regulating it runs about 5 seconds too slow, which is not too bad at all. Since I'm not the SS bracelet type I wanted to swap it for the black gator strap. Oh man, did I have a real hard time to remove it!! In the end I had to use excessive force and a lot of patience to remove the end links. Luckily without any damage... Although the rep strap isn't bad at all - it looks decent, but feels a tad too light and too plastic - I have ordered a black gator strap from TWB and a black buffalo aviator strap from HKTan as the topping on the ice. Now what this rep really deserves are ETA day & date wheels, superlume and a full service of the movement. So in the near future this baby will make a return trip to Canada So far out of the box the best rep I ever got. . This is how it looks on a OEM Big Pilot strap (=22mm, but fits between the 21mm lugs) with rep deployant from Angus with ETA day & date wheels and double AR from K2222 Thnx for looking!

This baby has just arrived. What an awesome rep!!! I can't hardly wait for the black Eunomians-style strap from HKTan to arrive @eunomians: if you read this, thnx for the inspiration!! @pugs: your tuna-can watch is so ...... well uh, so .... Oh, never mind, hahaha. For now a crappy phone camera wristshot.

But that's only for the real hardliners around here I've stopped dreaming about the perfect H-series dial a long time ago... However, making the font offwhite should be an easy fix and a step foreward in accuracy.