r/IWCschaffhausen

Seems like the tiffany/baby blue dial trend isnt dead yet.

These are two IWCs I got from my stepdad after his passing. They were probably purchased in Switzerland sometime between late 1930 s to mid 1940 s. It’s pricey to repair/service them so I’d rather do one at a time and decide if it’s worth the investment. Any thoughts on which one to choose first? I also have an IWC pocket watch.

A tribute to my old man, who wore a big pilot. Design inspired by Harland Miller, one of dad's mates. On my wrist for the first time today :)

Hey everyone! As the title says I’m very new to IWC but have always dreamt of owning one.

Initially it was the big pilot until I found out how big it looks on my wrist. Finally decided to go into the AD a couple days ago and tried a few watches on.

Really liked the Ingenieur but it might be out of my budget. Also really liked the Top Gun Automatic 41mm and the Mark xx

I already have a special occasion watch in a GMT master and want to get an everyday GADA watch. Would immensely appreciate your opinions on which watch to get as a first. Also go AD or buy used?

Also is a Le petit prince just a Mark XX with gold hands?

Appreciate you all!

Copped the aqua ingenieur in Greece and its a perfect reminder of the aqua waters of the Aegean

The white ceramic case and white strap when you’re rocking a nice tan is perfection

I wasn’t a fan of the tag end wrapping around my wrist on the IWC pilot straps, so decided to try out the Delugs cut to size option.

At $145, they’re definitely more expensive than amazon options, but only half the price of genuine IWC straps. The magnetic clasp is also very well built, and there is a huge difference in fit and feel between the Delugs clasp and the AliExpress clasp people claim to be the same.

I just returned from Japan with my second IWC. A Portugieser Chronograph IW371605. With the weak Yen and no tax, I saved about $3k!
I love the blue hands and numbers on the white dial with the blue crocodile strap. The thin bezel makes it look bigger than its 41mm diameter.
My first IWC was my wedding gift 22 yrs ago. The GST Chronograph in Titanium IW370703. It still looks great too.

Took my sister up for her first flight and decided I wanted to take the Pilot Chrono on the trip. Love this thing so much, actually bought it to commemorate getting my pilot’s license.

Watch is listed for sale and I would like to warn the auctioneer if it’s fake / frankenwatch. I am no IWC expert but I’m not sure there should be a closed back with minute repeater written on it and an FA Jones signed dial with a subdial at 9 and the 12 marker a little off in height. Anybody seen anything like this?

I figured if an IWC watch can make another Italian fast around the track, it’s gotta work on me, right?
With Kimi crushing it on the F1 circuit, I decided to don my IWC Lake Tahoe for my track day today. I just had a new active suspension setup installed on my 4 RS and wanted to see what it was all about. I ended up smashing my personal best by 2.5 seconds! It was entirely the IWC, of course... had absolutely nothing to do with the suspension. 😎🫡
Had an absolute blast out there today.
Happy 4th of July to all the Americans! Hope you get to rock a great timepiece and enjoy the long weekend. And for the non-Americans, I hope you all have a killer weekend and enjoy watching your squad if they're in the knockout rounds at the World Cup!

New addition for me. Le Petit Prince 40mm on the orange rubber strap. What are some of your favorites for summer?

I walked into an AD and bought this beautiful Mark XX. They even threw in an extra brown leather strap with the along with the black one. I love this watch, but then I started seeing pictures of the Spitfire and that nagging voice started to whisper. I KNOW that if I had gotten the Spitfire (I can’t get it brand new as it’s discontinued) I would have wished I had spent more and gotten the Mark XX. It has much better specs and movement. I like that all the markets are the same shade. I do like that Spitfire has that splash of red on the dial and is 39mm. At the end of the day it’s my personality. No matter what I got that voice would be there after a couple of days whispering, poking, “psst, why don’t you open a new tab and google it…now leave that tab open”.