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 Post subject: IWC Big Pilot Content!
PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:22 am 
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Well, guess what? I am now the proud owner of............................an IWC Big Pilot!! :D :D :thumbsup:

In a stroke of good fortune, the guy who was next in line for a BP at my AD dropped out at the last minute (I believed I was top of the list, but I guess they'd already ear-marked this one for this guy previously), so the AD gave me a call a few days ago to tell me that if I wanted it, the one coming in a couple of days was mine for the taking! Obviously I thought about it........ for all of 5 seconds( :lol: ) and after a call today to tell me it was in, off I went to pick it up at lunchtime!

Needless to say, it's absolutely superb! The quality is nothing short incredible. Obviously I'd handled one before, but now I've had a couple of hours with this one, and I think I could quite easily run out of superlatives for it. Anyway I won't waffle on too much about it here as it's obviously a Breitling forum(!), so here's a few of my feeble quality pics. (I've not even had chance to set the date yet!)

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 Post subject: Re: Oops! IWC Content!
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Congrats Driver8! It does look good on your wrist.

Nice that the wait wasn't as long as you thought either. I can imagine that your are one very happy guy right now :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: Oops! IWC Content!
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WOO HOO! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That is truly an exemplary time piece Driver! Your collection just got one heck of a lot more interesting. Very excited for you! Though I am a bit jealous that you beat me to IWC ownership, quite the but of good luck too!!!!

I will not hi jack your thread, but I got my true Grail watch today too! (another post)

Any way, CONGATUIWCILATIONS!!! Such an amazing watch could not have gone to a more deserving person! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Oops! IWC Content!
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Roffensian wrote:
Congrats Driver8! It does look good on your wrist.

Nice that the wait wasn't as long as you thought either. I can imagine that your are one very happy guy right now :lol:

Cheers Roff! Oooh yes, I am indeed one happy chappy today! :D

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WOO HOO! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

That is truly an exemplary time piece Driver! Your collection just got one heck of a lot more interesting. Very excited for you! Though I am a bit jealous that you beat me to IWC ownership, quite the but of good luck too!!!!

I will not hi jack your thread, but I got my true Grail watch today too! (another post)

Any way, CONGATUIWCILATIONS!!! Such an amazing watch could not have gone to a more deserving person!
WOO HOO! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That is truly an exemplary time piece Driver! Your collection just got one heck of a lot more interesting. Very excited for you! Though I am a bit jealous that you beat me to IWC ownership, quite the but of good luck too!!!!

I will not hi jack your thread, but I got my true Grail watch today too! (another post)

Any way, CONGATUIWCILATIONS!!! Such an amazing watch could not have gone to a more deserving person! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen::

:lol: "CONGATUIWCILATIONS!!!" Ha ha! :lol:

Thanks very much for your kind words Altair my friend. Very much appreciated. And that's great news about your 233 purchase too! :thumbsup: Looks like we both have reason to celebrate! :D

I must be honest, it's nice to have another non-Breitling piece back in the collection too. The way things are going hopefully there'll be a couple more "interesting" things appearing before the year is out. :wink:

But for now I'm chuffed to have this beauty on my wrist!

PS - Looking forward to seeing pics of that BI too, if you buy it! :thumbsup:

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Congrats Driver, I'm impressed you managed to stop staring at it for long enough to post this thread. :D

It looks great on your wrist, and somehow I don't think you're going to regret joining the IWC club. By way of warning, however, one isn't going to be enough. But you knew that already, right? :wink:
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Congrats Driver, that looks great on your wrist.

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Congratulations Driver 8!!!! Fantastic stuff. I can only say I'm surprised you had to think for a whole 5 seconds :wink: :D

Seriously though that is an absolutely stunning piece, it does look great on your wrist and brilliant that you didn't have to wait that long to receive!!

Been a great day on the forum; fantastic to share in your excitment.

Enjoy!!!
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I F'in love that crown!!! Stands out, yet classy as can be!

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Congrats! Its pretty awesome. That crown looks to be the size of a door knob! :)

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Classic, timeless, beautiful - congratulations!
After first getting the IWC book/catalogue, and now seeing this, I am gettingmore and more into IWC. Such classic timepieces...

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Well done D8! Enjoy it!! No longer all Ling though eh??

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Congratulations Driver! After having followed your path of thoughts in a few threads I can truly understand your excitement. You didn't threaten the guy that it was intended for, did you? ;)

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Thanks a lot for the kind comments guys. :thumbsup:

I really REALLY love this watch! There's not a single thing about it that I don't like....... and that to me is the most important thing when buying a watch.

As I said above I could wax lyrical about it at considerable length, but this is a Breitling place so I'll respect that and keep my waxing to a minimum! :wink:

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Looks great on the wrist. I love the simple design. Congratulations!!

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Driver8 wrote:
Thanks a lot for the kind comments guys. :thumbsup:

I really REALLY love this watch! There's not a single thing about it that I don't like....... and that to me is the most important thing when buying a watch.

As I said above I could wax lyrical about it at considerable length, but this is a Breitling place so I'll respect that and keep my waxing to a minimum! :wink:


True, but on the other hand, this is the "General" part of the forum. :)

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