gianton Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Hello, Glad I joined this great forum. Last week I got my first rep ever! After owning only gens (Omega Seamaster, TagHeuer, Citizen) this first IWC rep watch is very well made indeed. First of all a big thank you to Andrew for his great service from the first email I sent him till the delivery. Took only 4 days from China to Greece from the day the product was shipped. Now the watch came very well packed and it looks and feels much better to what I ever thought! Only complaint is that I wanted the brown leather strap instead of the black one the watch came with. Now some pics (excuse the terrible quality, I have only my cell camera): Firstly the gen: Then the rep: After a week of wearing it all day it tells time 50 secs slower. That's working 7+ secs per day slower. Is this OK or should I get the movement serviced by my local watchsmith? Edited December 27, 2007 by gianton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 First of all... congrats! It's a very nice watch Personally i find it a shame they used the caseback of the UTC pilot watch and not made a caesback for the regular pilot watch. Some movements need to run a week or so before they keep time correct... or settle in more or less. At least that's my experience. But if the watch is still running + or - 7 seconds a day i wouldn't worry to much... it's just a bit more than COSC specs. But if it anyes you any watchmaker could ragulate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Good choice! I have the same model from Homer, but the black face. Good solid feel and well made. Wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Here are some pictures of the movement: Could any of our experts advise if this is a real Swiss ETA 2824-2? Andrew's site indicates the movement as Swiss ETA 2824-2 Automatic (Nickel Movement). I can't see any Nickel Movement here... Got a reply from Andrew, that the Nickel Movement as per his site is outdated and these movements cost a lot higher now. Edited January 10, 2008 by gianton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Don't worry, that's a good movement in there. Nickel or brass, they are all "chinese" ETA movements (no matter what the seller says). +/- 7 seconds per 24 hours is excellent time-keeping for a mechanical movement. You have made a nice choice with the MK Series as your first rep. Perhaps you'd like to explore the option of slapping on a high quality strap. Essentially, it does not matter that you got the wrong strap with the rep. All rep straps are crap anyhow. You will always need to get a new strap. PS. I love the Mark series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Thanks for your reply. I got today from Andrew the brown strap with the deployment clasp. I will post some pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Andrew sent me a replacement brown strap, which suit better to my taste. Here are some pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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