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boogy12
 Post subject: IWC Top Gun
PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:21 am 
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I gotta say I'm falling in love with this watch every day...

Anybody here know how much it costs roughly? and is it a durable watch?

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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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I love that watch as well!!! Retail price is around $11k which I think is a bit much for a modified ETA movement....but I still love it!

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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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I believe the top gun utilizes a modified 7750. I would rather get the aquatimer galapagos at half the price.
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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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Yeah it's a bit overpriced, For that price I would rather get this actually....


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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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I have never seen this watch. WOW I like it very much!!!!!!!!! :shock: It's not, blacksteel, pvd, or dlc, or ceramic, it's actually stainless steel coated in vulcanized rubber. Very Interesting.

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I believe the top gun utilizes a modified 7750. I would rather get the aquatimer galapagos at half the price.
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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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Yeah it's a bit overpriced, For that price I would rather get this actually....

Doubt you'll get one of those for the same money. That, if I'm not mistaken, is the white gold Daytona.

But I get your point. I've always thought the Top Gun was a bit much, I like it but I'd rather have one of IWC's in-house offerings for that sort of price.
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mfserge wrote:
I have never seen this watch. WOW I like it very much!!!!!!!!! :shock: It's not, blacksteel, pvd, or dlc, or ceramic, it's actually stainless steel coated in vulcanized rubber. Very Interesting.

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I believe the top gun utilizes a modified 7750. I would rather get the aquatimer galapagos at half the price.
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List price in 2009 was $6500 I believe. Need to replace that yellow sub-dial hand with some red ones. :poke:

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Yeah that is a white gold daytona.. still near 3x the 11K mark.

As for the Top Gun, check out the 3789. Its just a basic, single chrono, in a 44mm Ceramic case and wears well! I was tempted at an AD in Alaska to pick one up! You can get one for nearly half the price of the 3799..

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 Post subject: Re: IWC Top Gun
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My bad...i was thinking of the Stainless Steel Daytona....that one is approx. $10K.

Ill check out the 3789 though....thanks
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Another vote here for the 3789. I like it even more than the Top Gun.
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Or the 3717 albeit it's not all black. Much better value than the Top Gun IMO.

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Love the 3789....there's just too many choices right now....Yellow Breitling Emergency, IWC, Rolex Daytona SS....etc etc!
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Or the 3717 albeit it's not all black. Much better value than the Top Gun IMO.


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The Top Gun is one awesome watch, but like pretty much everyone else has said, I can't justify the price for what it is. Great looking watch though that wears just as well.

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The problem that I have with the 3717 is that wears SO small. Its a 42, but it feels smaller than my 40mm GMT II.. I tried out a 3717 for a while and it kind of killed me! I wish I would've just saved the time and made the move on the 3789.

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