Please let us know on how close the blue dial is... I have to agree that the latest version with black dial is near perfect at almost every aspects except the wrong dial colour. Thanks in advance.
It's more likely to be a gen than not. Correct day/date font for Lemania movement. It looks very well made too. Gotta agree on the price... I feel it's too steep.
It's possible. Take the picture when the second hand is exactly at 30 markers. It's possible to stop the chrono exactly at 12 o clock position and desired fake minute marker.
It's a Navi world... Probably has a larger lug size. 24 maybe? I don't have this watch so I can't confirm. But you are right. Normal Navitimer has 22mm lug size.
tried and tested... It has crossed Arctic Circle, frequents sauna and hot tubs as well as that 50m dash on a swimming pool and has withstand the height of Boeing 777's long haul flight cruise altitude. It would be this piece:
A better alternative will be to wear this UPO on a pair of rubber straps. It helps to tone done the size, quite a lot.
I find this watch on a bracelet to be pretty uncomfortable (heavy).
Found cheap tix by Lufthansa, 89 Eur all in 2 way... but it's 14 feb - 17 feb.... Next cheapest is Swiss Air, 150Eur, 2 way, 16 feb-17 feb, 1 stopover in Z
I am located in Stuttgart and in need of "mitfahrer". Please let me know if someone is going towards this direction. Train will take 5 hours plus with return journey of 9 hours (if I left by 8pm the same day).... I may stay 1 night.
In other words, just put me on the mailing list. I am really interested. Thanks a lot.
I would suggest you do that (send the watch directly to IWC). If it's a gen watch, they will take care of it very well. I have personally encounter service with them (Richemont Service Centre, Singapore). They replaced case and bracelet on Porsche Design IWC Chronograph for about 300USD. This is made of full Titanium which I believe costs more than SS case. If you are located outside EU, you may choose to contact them by phone or fax for a service estimate.
Well true... Flaw at the moment is the lume on the dial, weight of the rose gold coated case (genuine is heavier than the rep, this goes without saying), and so on.