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Wish I'd picked up one of these watches back when they were being made.
DJ for the werk, werk, werk week...
I got lucky and pi ked this one up for $60 last year after hunting for probably a year. The crystal is scratched some but I don't care. Way better proportions for me than the mdv106
I got lucky and pi ked this one up for $60 last year after hunting for probably a year. The crystal is scratched some but I don't care. Way better proportions for me than the mdv106
this post makes it look like you picked up a Rolex for $60! haha
Selling the SMP? Even after I purchased the micro-adjust clasp for it, the bracelet still bothered me for some reason. It took me a while to realize that it was the fact that the bracelet didn't taper. My PO and old Speedy bracelets both tapered to 18mm but this one is a constant 20 mm throughout. It made it more chunky and for some reason would annoy me whenever I'd bend my wrist. At that point I could try spending another $350-$400 looking for a used Speedy style bracelet to put on it or cut my losses and get a new watch.
Plus after owning the IWC Portuguese I realized that IWCs are gorgeous. It's hard to capture in pictures, but in person all the little details are amazing and the proportions on the watches are perfect.
IWCs are a love or hate thing it seems with WIS. I find them attractive as it was a Big Pilot 5002 that got me into wanting to own a high end watch. I can't really say what 1 thing I love about them but the whole package is just there. I'd probably get tarred and feathered in some circles by mentioning this but I would rather own an IWC than a JLC as I do not find JLCs to be that attractive even though people gush over the Reverso. I'd rather own a Cartier Tank over a Reverso.
Congrats man. Did you buy the one DavidSW had? I was eyeing it... I don't need another pilot watch, but hell if that LPP version isn't gorgeously done.
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