Between an overly hectic work schedule and my disappointment with the new Breitlings, I haven't been posting here much lately. Apparently the absence of Breitling fanatics in my life caused me to stray.....
My wife surprised me two weeks ago by booking a trip to Vegas for a few days. We went out there last Wednesday and just got back Sunday. This followed on Tuesday:
Before joining this forum, I had never even heard of IWC (along with most other watch brands
). But the more I learned, and the more I looked, the more I fell in love with them. The Portuguese in particular always stood out to me - elegant and striking in the simplicity of its looks. I loved it for the exact opposite reason that I love my busy Navi World. And yet to me, they are similar in that they are both classic, some might say iconic watches.Never in a million years though did I think I would ever buy one (little pricey for me), let alone buy one on a whim while on vacation. But it happened.
I wandered into Bellusso in the shops at the Palazzo Hotel, simply to enjoy the incredible collection of watches that they had on hand - Urwerk, Breguet, Blancpain, JLC, Glashutte, and of course, IWC. One of the salesman approached me and immediately commented on my World. Next thing I know, I find myself in their IWC Boutique, and I have a Spitfire on my wrist. Again, this was only out of curiousity
. I had already tried on some Rollies (ick) just for the sake of trying them on. I figured I would do the same with the IWC's. The Spitfire was nice, but it didn't do much for me and I thought it was quite heavy. That's when the Portuguese Automatic caught my eye.Before I knew it, it was on my wrist and my wife was telling me how handsome it looked on me. I immediately knew I was in trouble, and the salesman I think smelled blood in the water
.I tried on a couple more, including the Big Pilot and the Big Ingenieur, but IMO, none compared to the Portuguese. I'll admit I started to get excited about the idea of buying it, but figured my wife would bring me back to reality once she found out the price. When we had a private moment, she told me that I should get it. And much to my surprise, after I told her the price, she didn't flinch. Instead she went on and on about how hard I had been working, and what good is it all if I don't have fun with my hard earned paycheck.
I couldn't agree more.
PS - sorry for the poor quality iPhone pics.
Cheers,
Keith
) but hey I'm biased! Apart from that you are dead right about how great IWC's are. Many congrats!
