GenTLe Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 IWC Pilot St. Exupery chrono, brown dial special edition 2006. It may be an old model but I'm not that kind of guy that runs behind the latest new models, providing old models are appealing. It has seconds @9 so it shouldn't have the well known problems of the Portuguese with secs @6. Moreover I simply LOVE its look It's a 42mm, not a "beast" like the 47 big pilot, and for me it's the perfect measure as I'm not a fan of the oversized watches. Did you know about this model, also compared to the rep (2nd picture)? It looks pretty much ok to me (the rep looks darker but it's normal with that poor light).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginsd Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Looks very good. I see: the rep fonts are too bold, the frame of the rep hands aren't so much embossed, what about the colour of the chromo seconds hand? Should it be white or metal? The small misalignment of the day date wheel can be corrected. And I hope the "Antoine-A" is embossed enough to be close to the gen... Change the crown to gen Pilot chrono crown (costs about 30-40$). Any pics of the case back? Edited June 8, 2014 by higginsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 The gen & rep backs: Seconds' hand is metal in both gen&ori A closer look to the "A." of the rep, not painted but applied and shiny chromed: I've noticed the bold brand fonts, but I can survive it :-) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginsd Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Great watch! Take it! Just change the strap and it is a killer! Which TD? Edited June 8, 2014 by higginsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 It's from Andrew, ttw888.com But I believe that you elected TD can have it too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prancuzas Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I had the RG Exupery from M2M (sold it because couldnt pull off the RG watch at the end). Dont know if all in the market are from the same batch or some of these are re-released. In my personal experience AR was too blue/violet (so You will need additional AR treatment) and the subdails were just too shiny and busy under the artificial lightening, at natural daylight it was quite OK. Caseback - I wouldnt care about that one much Anyway it's a nice watch and brown dial is way more appealing than plain black of 3717 Anyway - I would go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks Prancuzas, I'm pre-allerting my TD :-) Now I'm waiting for an Omega and a Cartier so let's wait a bit, but for sure it will be mine :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prancuzas Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Good luck! Here's my ex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Very very nice. I may have seen the m2m transaction, if you've done it here (is it the Zigmeister serviced one?) reading the past messages. I'm not that much in favor of the plated ones, not because I don't like them, but because I'm a bit worried of the wearing... What's your experience with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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