scoobs1971 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 IWC 3717 Yesterday I finally received the 3717 from my trusted and preferred EU-collector Precious Time (PT). This watch has been on the market for a couple of months, but it took some time to grow on me before I finally decided to buy. So when I opened the package I wasn't expecting it to be this gorgeous!! I was immediately grabbed by the luxurious look and feel. The dial is very sharp. The white font really stands out. Note that on the gen all the white fonts are clear white. On this rep the 'IWC Schaffhausen' font and the subdial markings are a bit off-white (see page 3 for a comparison pic). Also on the gen the 3, 6, 9 and 12 markers are thinner than on the rep. It is a very basic design, which makes it easy to read. Except for the sometimes mis-aligned day/date, single instead of double AR and the poor lume, this watch looks to me like a very accurate replication. Even the slightly curved chrono seconds hand and minute hand are faithful to the gen. So do the markings on the back and the protective anti-magnetic shield on the inside. The high beat A7750 movement seems to be performing very well. The hands are aligned very nicely and the chrono resets perfectly. Only while setting the time you can notice the somewhat floppy hands, a very common issue with A7750 movements. However, the sound of the rotor is remarkably quiet, which I cannot say of the rotors of some of my other reps. At first it ran a bit too fast, but after regulating it runs about 5 seconds too slow, which is not too bad at all. Since I'm not the SS bracelet type I wanted to swap it for the black gator strap. Oh man, did I have a real hard time to remove it!! In the end I had to use excessive force and a lot of patience to remove the end links. Luckily without any damage... Although the rep strap isn't bad at all - it looks decent, but feels a tad too light and too plastic - I have ordered a black gator strap from TWB and a black buffalo aviator strap from HKTan as the topping on the ice. Now what this rep really deserves are ETA day & date wheels, superlume and a full service of the movement. So in the near future this baby will make a return trip to Canada So far out of the box the best rep I ever got. . This is how it looks on a OEM Big Pilot strap (=22mm, but fits between the 21mm lugs) with rep deployant from Angus with ETA day & date wheels and double AR from K2222 Thnx for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmilian Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Congratz and nice writeup !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawo Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Great pics and review!! I bought one too and got it sent to The Zigmeister for ETA swap, lume, datewheel swap, and now the crystal off to Chieftang for double AR. I also received a custom strap from HKTan. I will post pics when I get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 welcome to the club - wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 It's pretty awesome. Got mine serviced and day/date wheel swap by The Zigmeister. Will be signing up for k222's next double AR run for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Second that..Welcome to the 3717 club. Believe it or not, after EL first offer, I was the 1st member to receive this watch. Was I a happy guy, or what. I have to say that with the SS bracelet, I think it is a true sports chrono. With leather strap, brown or black, it has a different feel. Whatever floats your boat. I have to agree that after The Zigmeister mods, it is the BEST rep of the year. Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thnx guys!! Maybe it's a nice idea to extend this topic with some nice 3717 shots. So let's show our beauties here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 these pix don't do the watch justice...my favorite rep when i can pry it from my wrist out it goes for datewheel and lume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanjulio Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wow, This just made it to my must have list; I will be getting this watch next. Thanks for the pics and the review. -J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Looks great wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 congrats scoobs ... LIVE STRONG AND WEAR IT WELL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexBiker Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I've been debating this watch for a few weeks, but this thread put me over the edge. Ordered one a few minutes ago... This forum is going to put a serious dent in my hobby budget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbscott Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Great Watch....Nice Look and I think the AR actually looks pretty good....Thanks for the post! Cheers, rbscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikske Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Nice watch. Here is mine : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sport ice Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I love my Fliegeruhr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romp Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 couple of mine before i sold it ... excuse the poor photo skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ooh, I have one of these too. Stephane has one too. Here's a pic of it while it was in my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here is mine. Has the Day/Date wheel change done and is now getting the crystal Double AR'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 How I love all these beautiful pics!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here's my Swiss 7750-powered, relumed, OEM day/date wheel masterpiece: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 @eunomians: was already hoping for your pics:) Your strap is the one I've ordered with HKTan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAS Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 (edited) Great pics and review!! I bought one too and got it sent to The Zigmeister for ETA swap, lume, datewheel swap, and now the crystal off to Chieftang for double AR. I also received a custom strap from HKTan. I will post pics when I get it back. You gonna have a nice 1000$ rep man... I must say you are a nice but dangerous person !! Edited October 19, 2007 by SAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyin Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 just curious, if you were to swap the date/day wheels, would it align better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 just curious, if you were to swap the date/day wheels, would it align better? It certainly does. Look at the pics of Pugwash and Eunomians for example. Pugwash has also updated Stephane's day&date wheels and posted some pics and I think the part numbers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2222 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Genuine big pilot strap, double AR, now i'am only waiting for the DW's and silver pinnions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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