It's FINALLY arrived. I felt guilty for ordering an Airwolf for me back in March, so at the same time, I placed an order for a Cockpit Lady for my wife. (great financial reasoning, right? ... it got worse when I picked up the Airwolf from the dealer, fell in love with a Chrono Evo, and ended up buying that, too)
So finally, SEVEN months later, after having the Cockpit Lady custom ordered from Switzerland, delivered to the dealer, then working its way to me, I gave the Ling to my wife last night. She LOVES it. Sadly, I failed at keeping it a surprise the whole time, so she did know it was coming. But, since I bought it as a surprise, and didn't ask her first, it turned out well that she does like it. It's always tough buying a piece of jewelry for someone else (especially when it's a lady) if you don't get their personal choice first. That's the chance you take with surprises.
It's absolutely beautiful. The only change I wish I could make, is that if I could have afforded the full diamond bezel in addition to the diamond face. The diamond bezel gives a whole 'nother level of class and beauty to these watches, but it also adds another several thousand dollars to an already pricey watch. So this is a two-tone 2009 Lady Cockpit, Mother-of-Pearl face with diamonds on a gold (brown) calf strap. I ended up buying the two-tone yellow gold bracelet for it as well--that also adds a whole new level of class to the watch. I'll probably take some more pictures with it, when I put the bracelet on.
In anyone's interested, here's my first threads on my other two Lings, the Airwolf and Chrono:
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