lanikai Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 The 3717-2 Spitfire White Dial (new release) arrived yesterday.. going to pick it up today..... Pics in a few hours ... SOS any of yous .. who would like to take a peek .. in case yous all were thinking of picking one of these up... what, you think I post for ego...and attention ... ggeezzz.. I just love the brutality of yous guy's .. warms my heart ..back after lunch with pics ok ...here they are [attac meant=17583:IMG_1762.JPG] this is an add on pic with a little better lighting Well ... I .... really like this one.. silver white dial... subtle silver with white.. fairly good detailing on the dial... hard to tell with the IWC site.. drawing of genuine only.. but the sub dial numerals look very good compared to the genuine. hands are all silver... it picks up reflections easily ... i don't have the tent as Pugwash' pro set up so a note ... the only black in the dial would be the sub dial numerals.. at first glance the 0 on the 10 looked misaligned but after looking at the genuine this looks like it was purposely done... (from what I can see of the genuine 0.. correct me if I'm wrong...) may want to check the day window.. looks like it just clears the FRI ... something to note on the Genuine Crowns screw machining is like a Rep.. ruff so be careful .. make sure you 'seat" the threads slowly..any sign of resistance.. back it up and start again... it will save you a lot of heartache .. (more for those without experience in rep screws) the bracelet clasp is rather good compared to other Replicas.. solid feel to the clasp. I have no mm calipers but the tale of the tape seems close enough to the genuine.. height may be off by .02mm close enough the AR is very ..very lite... it is a white dial so I rather like it that way... I will be back to ascertain the hands later... the Lume is very good as far as "out of the box".. no comparison to Ziggy Lume.. but I charged it for 10 seconds and the pic is in the light.... but SOP for life span.. still not bad ... this is the only Pilot that i would really not mind the ss bracelet.. but this is more my vision of the pilot watches .. these pics are pics of the genuine .. note the hands at least the Minute is too long on the Rep. I like the Honey brown gator for the nice contrast with the white dial.. It doesnt over-power the dial and lite ss case the brown gator is not bad looking either.. fairly good compliment to the case and dial... both look good so i may have to get both of them.. ... the brown gator is the one up for RWG auction.. wow.. all of a sudden I can't find it.... Joshua.. got it to me in 4 day's .... speed anyway hope this will help you decide what to do with this Replication... this may end up with more wrist time than the 3717 black dial thanks for the views...... lanikai Ok a little update on the (general overview) .. since this a rookie job.. i will not label it a review as a rookie . i failed to add one of the most important item... A7750 movement ... As Ziggy has noted on his threads ... it is a good movement but not serviced well at the factory... IMHO the makers of the IWC Pilots do a very good job in this area.. the 3717 after 24 hours is running right on time with my desk top that I used to set it yesterday..my 3717 black dial was also running spot on . i had to send it back for a dial swap.. the dial was the problem .. not the movement.. it seems like the maker of the Pilots does a good job at servicing these movements .. but I still think I may have lucked out .. only time will tell.. conversely .. the Breitlings are (mine anyway) horribly serviced.. As i said before the minute hand is longer than the genuine.. but the good news is there seems to be enough metal before the lume to where the hand can be taken down .. by a really good horology Modder (Ziggy).. take a look and see what you think I don't know about you,.. but I have wrestled with the 3717 spring bars .. when I attempt to remove the bracelet.. so I had to improvise a little push back the spring bar and in the open position insert a toothpick.. then simply use your spring bar tool,.. release the opposite side and .. bada bing.... release the bracelet.. hope that helps those like me who want to use a hammer after vain attemps to remove the bracelet from the case.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Cool. This is interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 We want pics, we want pics, we want pics, we want.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB7 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Cant wait for the pics lan! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Pics, pics piiiiiiiiccccs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB7 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Wow, a truly beautiful watch lan!! Mazel-Tov! Enjoy and wear it in the best of health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 compared to the Genune the hands.. at least the minute hand is longer than the genuine .. pretty obviously actually.. looks at least 1mm too long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Wow, a truly beautiful watch lan!! Mazel-Tov! Enjoy and wear it in the best of health! Shalom.. UB..i am getting hooked on the silver white dials man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks for the review Lani. I have a genuine dial just waiting for one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 just a rough general view.. DL.. i'm sure one of the members will really go to work on it .. just wanted to give a mini look.. awesome genuine. edit add on.. dah.. "awesome genuine".. sometimes ..... geezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thnx for the nice writeup and pics! This beauty is growing on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 It is a very nice watch and much more dressy in appearance than the black example. I'm puzzled as to why this new model has not benifited from double AR like the ingenieur instead of just using the same old 3717 crystal. With new DW's and doble AR this would then be in the superrep league. ENJOY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks for the great write up! One of IWC's finest, and its now on my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Very Nice watch. The white silver dial is beautiful. Seems nicer than the black alternative. IWC's...what can you say? Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 One of IWC's finest, and its now on my list! Yep... a beauty. And on my list too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hi Lani, Mine just arrived today from Jay. Smokin'...that thing is beautiful It is now the classiest of my watches. I actually found the bracelet removal was not as bad as I was expecting. It took 2 tools, and a bent pusher pin...and wearing down 2 of the teeth on 2 of the small forks...but it came off alright (I couldn't find my toothpics). Here's my review: Toad's Review of the IWC Spitfire Chrono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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