Iceman767

Swf says hello

Perhaps a Jaegar-NSD

the Spitfire says hello -

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Mine says hello

Bit late too - wore this-

I got the v1 from timeshop back in Jan 2013 black dial 3714-47 and also white dial 3714-45 both watches failed in Feb 2013 basically a month after purchase! I only wore the 2 watches in rotation occasionally following my purchases. I immediately sent the white dial off to Domi, in Feb 2013, for the 3 jewel mod,service and AR treatment he also gave the case back a brushed finish resulting in the 3714-45 having a more refined look. Received the 3714-45 back in March from Domi and watch is working absolutely fine! The power reserve since the mod and service is around 48hours! Watch is very accurate to + 2 secs/day so I 'm very please. Only issue here is watch seems to stop intermittently when on the wrist, this started back in June, so i've sent the watch back to have it looked into and repaired. The long and short of it, is this 3714 movement is a ticking time-bomb in my opinion. Given the £ amount i've spent on it i could have bought a STOWA Marine Chronograph, Longiness, Hamilton, etc. But none of these watches look as good as the portuguese on the wrist . The Rep gets plenty of attention from the ladies and looks good in a casual or smart setting. So its a personal choice but be warned its an expensive watch gen or rep.

Nice Jacob Straps .. do you mind confirming which of the Jacob straps you selected on his website?

Wow! I'm envious

Jack Heur's Carrera 80th!

You can't go wrong with Sirtoli Straps!

Its a Hirsch Leonardo PRINCIPAL - Leather Watch Strap in BLUE I alternate the straps . The Leonardo gives the watch a sporty look. For a more dressy look i use the IWC strap from AD.

For me this IWC Mark XVI Spitfire would have been a super rep if the outer edge of the dial were grooved as in the genuine!!! Despite the second version coming out it still isn't grooved. One can easily call out the IWC Mark XVI Spitfire as a replica by simply looking at the dial. I also have the Spitfire Mark XVI from Puretime and everytime i walk past the dealer i just wanna grab the gen. As it is 70% better than the rep Here is a close up of the gen:

I'm chuffed to bits with this watch! Nuff said