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IWC brings Tribute to Pallweber to SIHH 2018
Not So New They previewed this watch online about a month ago. The watch world went nuts. Not over the watch but the printing quality and the finish of the enamel dial. Yes, I noticed it, too, but quickly moved on as it was more a “proof of what’s coming” concept. The Tribute to Pallweber A tribute to F.A. Jones – the American watchmaker who founded IWC – the windows of the digital display are labelled as “Hours” and “Minutes” One watch, three finishes. REF 5050 The enamal dials a simply put- beautiful. The take multiple trips through the furnace and there is a high failure rate. The ones…
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Mahershala Ali wore a huge IWC on Complex’s Sneaker Shopping
Mahershala Ali, actor, Academy Award winner and sneaker fan appeared on Complex‘s YouTube series Sneaker Shopping last month rocking an IWC Big Pilot ‘Le Petite Prince” reference. With an automatic movement, this thing is no joke coming in at 46.2 mm. No so petite…. Just look at the hands! Incredible. Would I wear this thing? I don’t think so, it’s really big. I’d try it on before outright turning it down. It’s got their nice blue dial that appears on a few of their references. It’s features a seven day power reserve…that’s 168 hours! Retailing for $12,900, it’s a decent value proposition for a big IWC automatic watch with an…
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Putin’s watch in Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews
Somehow Oliver Stone was granted access for multiple, filmed interviews with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the last two years. You may remember Stone as the director of such films as Platoon, JFK, Wall Street, and Natural Born Killers; all fine watch movies. The result was a 4-part series for Showtime called The Putin Interviews. A few times the former KGB agent waved his hand and we’d get a glimpse of what the President of Russia wears on his wrist. Finally, in part 4, we got a nice view of the IWC he was wearing.[envira-gallery id=”375″] It’s an IWC 3265 Pilot Mark XVII. Off the shelf $4,000 watch. It’s a…
