Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Simon, Actually you need to go back in time to (imo) find the truly great IWC watches. The Caliber 89 watches including the Mark X and Mark XI that were made for the Royal Airforce, the RSAAF, RAAF and the RCAF during the 1940's. Any of the early Ingenieur series, my favorites being the 125th Anniversary Watch IWC released in 1993 using the last of the 8541 movements and my 1963 Ingenieur which uses the 8531 movement. The Mark XII (used a stunningly accurate Automatic JLC Caliber) and the Flieger Chronograph have two of the finest metal bracelets for their price ever made. I agree with you're comments on Lange and Sohn and Patek, truly remarkable and stunning quality! Regards, Greg Simon Lamb wrote: >Greg > >IWC? Nearly the Leica of the watch world but not quite - too much >competition. Good make though. The Leicas of the watch world are >undoubtedly Patek, Breguet, Lange und Sohne, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron >Constantin. Some of the newer boys on the block are getting there like >Franck Muller and some have a niche, like Jaeger-le-Coultre with the >Reverso. > >I have been around the Breguet, Lange and Patek manufactures. Stunning >attention to detail and commitment to excellence. Much as I would assume a >Leica factory to be. In the Breguet manufacture they have people who make >the hands. They cut the metal, shape it, put it into a copper dish, heat it >to blue it, polish it and keep doing this until each hand is the right >colour. Amazing! > >Simon > >On 18/7/03 10:20 pm, "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > >>IWC, Leica of the watch world! All fully mechanical or automatic. My >>Seikos are also mechanical. >> >>Regards, >> >>Greg >> >>grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: >> >>>Randy >>> >>>I have both a Mechanical wrist watch and a pocket watch. Rolex and Elgin >>>(89 yrs. old). I use both daily, love it when everyone mentions the cost >>>of batteries for their electronic watches! I do have an electronic watch, >>>a SEIKO, but it is in a drawer somewhere. >>> >>>Gene >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Randy Jensen >>> <randy@jamzcheer.com> To: >>>leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>> Sent by: cc: >>> owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: RE: >>>[Leica] @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this crap >>> -alto.ca.us >>> >>> >>> 07/18/2003 02:38 PM >>> Please respond to >>> leica-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>><<<<Lets get back to whiskey, hats and focusing.>>>> >>> >>>What about watches? How many other Leica users out there have a real >>>mechanical watch to complement their camera? :) >>> >>>BTW, I do. With a Valjoux 7750 movement. >>> >>>Randy >>>www.randyjensenphoto.com >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Allen >>>Graves >>>Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:19 PM >>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this >>>crap >>> >>> >>>Since you came in at the end, you should have read all the messages. >>>If you had bothered to, you would have realized that >>> >>>1. This all started when one innocent misstatement (for which the >>>poster promptly apologized) was blown all out of proportion. Kyle >>>tried to end the ridiculous onslaught that followed with an >>>appropriately ridiculous summary. >>> >>>2. Kyle never really serious about anything he says, unless it's >>>"Keep pushing the shutter button and it will come unstuck", or words >>>to that effect. >>> >>>3. The thread was dead and you only appear ridiculous by trying to >>>continue it with your inflammatory posts. >>> >>>Lets get back to whiskey, hats and focusing. >>> >>>Allen >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I truly hope that all this foreigner stuff is a joke and is just bullshit. >>>>Actually I always seem to come in one the end of these things so I >>>>will only say, all of you all so call Americans did not heed the >>>>internet smoke screen messages sent up by the natives of this >>>>country not so long ago, so .....why is it oh so convenient now to >>>>say oh we are Americans. >>>> >>>>I trust that we all know that every single person in this country >>>>has an immigrant, and a foreigner in their family..so if I am not >>>>mistaken, we all foreigners here. But hey...so soon we forget shit >>>>right? >>>> >>>>AND I AM PUTTING MY NAME IN BOLD >>>> >>>>RUDDY >>>> > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html