relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 My IWC Portugues arrived today from good ole El. Ouch what a nice looking watch. To quote Dabom "Personally I would like to see sports watches repped, not high-end dress watches like the 3714. Reps just do not come close to the finery of a watch whose chief expense is in the finery" Bull hockey on this one I say. My pics do not do this watch justice, the fit and finish on the watch is incredible far and above any rep I've owned to date and there is nothing wrong with these blue hands compared to the genuine Marice Lacroix I own with blue hands.l Anyone sitting on the fence as to purchase one or not, hop off and take the plunge and with what El is selling them what do you have to loose. STRAP IS MINE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 nice and the strap too, not sure about the white stitching though that's all I need now a forth IWC Portugieser ;-) wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 @lovepanerai I will be having a strap custom maded with black stitch soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 very cool, please post pics once you have it and if you are interested there is company in Germany that sells custom made IWC gator straps - expensive though Euro 160.- http://www.store.allwatch.de/pi-1501985251.htm?categoryId=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hmm I think the white stitching doesn't look too bad with the white sub dials and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hmm I think the white stitching doesn't look too bad with the white sub dials and all... I dont either but they are silver dials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 I dont either but they are silver dials. Niceeeee!! Thanks for these beautiful pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Beautiful watch. I jumped on the silver/black subdials before this one appeared. I'm thinking "am I feeling lucky?" "Do I want to go with both?".............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Beautiful watch. I jumped on the silver/black subdials before this one appeared. I'm thinking "am I feeling lucky?" "Do I want to go with both?".............. rob, it's an hard choice, they're both gorgeous. Panda is probabily more accurate as it has all grey hands. Panda, Domino and Laureus are all very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 and there is nothing wrong with these blue hands compared to the genuine Marice Lacroix I own with blue hands. That's a novel way of determining a rep's accuracy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 That's a novel way of determining a rep's accuracy... I dont get it. The genuine hands are a pinch darker but not by much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 I dont get it. Comparing the rep hands against a genuine Portuguese makes sense, but judging the accuracy of the hands by comparing it to a Lacroix...? It doesn't appear to be a like for like comparison. Does the Lacroix use exactly the same blue steel as a Portuguese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Sorry I do with what I have. How many ways can you blue hands anywho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Looks fantastic M. I know that on paper, this is the same size as, say a Submariner, but how does it compare in size aesthetically? I'm guessing the Domino appears and wears bigger than a typical Rolex Sub since the dial and crystal takes up the entire face of the watch...? At any rate... I'm gonna have to get me one. It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Looks fantastic M. I know that on paper, this is the same size as, say a Submariner, but how does it compare in size aesthetically? I'm guessing the Domino appears and wears bigger than a typical Rolex Sub since the dial and crystal takes up the entire face of the watch...? At any rate... I'm gonna have to get me one. It looks great! R It wears much bigger than a sub. Even though its @ 1.5mm larger, the lack of a bezel gives the IWC its larger presence. It truly looks nice on the wrist. A big key to this rep is the lack of a bezel and date window. Nothing loose and nothing to misalign. Reps always have a big WOW factor the minute you get them but quickly diminishes this one has the looks to last. Lets hope the movement cant do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 I may have to give one a try... Thanks MG!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotersf Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 It is a great looking watch, just got mine from Fast Eddie as well. I was concerned about the blue hands as well from a previous thread where it looked like crap, but that photo was blown up in size and the lighting made it look bad. By looking at it dead on, the blue hands color looks very uniform. It's a great looking watch...I actually sent EL an email to change my order to the Panda(silver dial, black subdials) but the watch had already shipped and I am not disappointed. What size strap does this take?? I think this IWC deserves a genuine strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddielee11 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 this is my favourite..... i always like blk dial...but there is some chemistry happening between this gold finger version and my heart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 20mmx18mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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