hilts Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Can we direct the thread back to the watch details - make a new one about marketing ploys and pricing structures ... I like many others am in this thread purely to follow the progress of the Cousteau. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Unfortunately you re right. The surround on the piece of wood should be sapphire - not plastic. Here is an interesting article: http://www.thewatchquote.com/IWC-Aquatimer...ers-No_5678.htm Does the pusher at 4 o'clock double as chrono reset and inner bezel adjuster as it does on the gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add46.88 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 thomasng,when are you expecting to you recieve this watch? looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the quality of this rep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddeenbob Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Can we direct the thread back to the watch details - make a new one about marketing ploys and pricing structures ... I like many others am in this thread purely to follow the progress of the Cousteau. Good info and pics here: http://cgi.ebay.com/BNIB-IWC-Aquatimer-Cou...7QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_tgg Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 I vae read nothing about plastic. May be plexiglass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 6. The wood is REAL wood, every piece is different, and there is a plastic cover above it. Seems to defeat the purpose of going through all the trouble to make the back accurate at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_tgg Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Not necessary. Plexiglass will be perfect. I do not expect to have many problems in the back of the watch. And plexiglass is use in many good reps, and old gens. If it is cheapo plastic, it will be more inconvenient. But, lets wait what comes. In the photos, I see nothing wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Not necessary. Plexiglass will be perfect. I do not expect to have many problems in the back of the watch. And plexiglass is use in many good reps, and old gens. If it is cheapo plastic, it will be more inconvenient. But, lets wait what comes. In the photos, I see nothing wrong. It seems anyone who touches the back would be easily be able to recognize that it's not glass. This isn't a dead giveaway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkno Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Did we ever figure out what the lume quality will be on this one. Based on the Gen Lume, if this one has typical rep lume that would be almost as big of a tell as if they spelled IWC backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 It seems anyone who touches the back would be easily be able to recognize that it's not glass. This isn't a dead giveaway? Yes, I'm sure all your friends and relatives are quite familiar with this watch (especially the back)......and will notice it.....DEAD GIVEAWAY (I love that term) ! My advice........don't buy it until they 100% replicate them accurately. Otherwise, you'll be called out immediately....probably from across the room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Yes, I'm sure all your friends and relatives are quite familiar with this watch (especially the back)......and will notice it.....DEAD GIVEAWAY (I love that term) ! My advice........don't buy it until they 100% replicate them accurately. Otherwise, you'll be called out immediately....probably from across the room Sound advice Robert. Especially if you plan to wear the watch inside out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Alright, alright, I get the point. I'm just saying, it seems like a minor detail to throw some mineral glass on there instead of plastic. Plastic on a watch should be reserved for Timex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureTime Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Unfortunately you re right. The surround on the piece of wood should be sapphire - not plastic. Here is an interesting article: http://www.thewatchquote.com/IWC-Aquatimer...ers-No_5678.htm Does the pusher at 4 o'clock double as chrono reset and inner bezel adjuster as it does on the gen? The back crystal is not plastic (not sapphire as well), and yes the 4 o'clock pusher is both chrono reseter and inner bezel adjuster. Will ask the maker about the material of the back crystal today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) Argh! I paid King, and I get an e-mail back from her telling me there's no stock all of a sudden. Something strange is going on here... Edited April 12, 2007 by thomasng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Argh! I paid King, and I get an e-mail back from her telling me there's no stock all of a sudden. Something strange is going on here... i was wondering how king could have gotten advance stocks of the costeau divers. my impression from angus was that he was talking with the maker over the next several days to work out final flaws....if king had gotten a couple early prototypes that she was selling, that would be one thing....but i'm guessing she will get the same final product (at the same time) as angus and the other dealers with access to this watch..... deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yes I would imagine what you have is a pre-order with King. Rather sly if you were expressly told stock was available. Roll on the two weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hmm... so taken completely literally... 2 weeks from that date would be the 22nd, only 9 days left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK08 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 I can't wait to get my hands on this one! Are we gonna see any pics of the final production with the adjustments that have been pointed out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 How close is the weight of this watch to the gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerailord Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 puretime any update of swiss iwc coustaeu?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilts Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 puretime any update of swiss iwc coustaeu?? Please tell us! All talk seems to be about the Asian at the moment - are we getting a Swiss version? What's the timescales now? And any idea of price yet? Sorry for repeating old questions - just excited! Hilts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkno Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Not sure about how things work, but I can only imagine that if a "Swiss" movement is in it we will be looking at a $700+ price tag for the watch. I would rather go buy a gen. of another watch than spend that much on a rep. that is not 100% movement excluded of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilts Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Estimated release date is 15th April, will be available in both Asian 7750 and Swiss 7750 movement versions, watch maker has not quoted me the price yet. Checked the lume as well, not as good as expected, already told the watch maker to improve it but I don't expect too much. Hey Angus - 15th has come and gone - what's the latest update - we're all keen here? Thanks Hilts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Can't wait. But I would be doubtful whether there are any improvements are made subsequent to the pics posted on King's site. If I were a betting man that "10" on the inner bezel is going to be off-kilter. If you prefer Swiss I would suggest buying the Asian and doing the movement swap yourself. It's cheaper and you know the quality of the movement going in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add46.88 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 any update? can we see pics of the final version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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