[Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sites thatofferIWC watc...

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Akhil,
IWC do make their own movements. The only movements sourced from ETA are
Calibre 30110 which is a modified ETA 2892A2, and the Calibre
79230/79320/79350 which are modified ETA/Valjoux 7750. I understand that the
movements are pretty heavily modified by IWC inhouse, and therefore at the
end quite different from the parent ETA movements.
Cheers
Jayanand

On 5/28/07, A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Joseph,
>
> IWC do not make their movements. There are only a handful of Swiss
> companies
> still making their own,
>
> TTBOMK, many of their watches - if not all -  are based on ETA or Valjoux
> movements which are 'messaged' to varying degrees in-house. The Portofinos
> use an ETA movement, I believe.
>
> That is why in an exchange some weeks ago - when Jerry L.  expressed his
> admiration for IWC  - I made the following joke:  "Nevertheless, I am
> delighted to see that you appreciate the virtues of  ETA movements :-)."
>
> Regards,
> AKhil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Low" <joelct@singnet.com.sg>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, 28 May, 2007 5:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sites
> thatofferIWC watc...
>
>
> > Jayanand
> >
> > Congratulations on acquiring an IWC - you are amongst the discerning
> band
> > of true blue watch
> > connoisseurs
> >
> > Alas many of today's so called designer watches are just pure cosmetics
> > outside and basic ETA or 15 PPM
> > Quartz inside
> >
> > When are you going for the Portuguese?
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Joseph Low
> > Singapore
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
> > Jayanand Govindaraj
> > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:45 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sites that
> > offerIWC watc...
> >
> > I just bought a rose gold IWC Portofino last week which has a list price
> > of
> > US$ 6500, which I got for US$4500 from the local IWC dealer (brick and
> > mortar, upmarket location) - this was not old stock, but specifically
> > ordered for me. The cheapest was the steel Portofino, which retails at
> US$
> > 3000, which was available for US$ 2100. The effective discount runs to
> 30%
> > (Remember these prices are also inclusive of Customs Duty). I have seen
> > the
> > dealer prices, and they get it at 50% of MRP. So go and negotiate. If
> > these
> > deals are available here in India, they must be available in other
> > countries
> > as well...and discounts should be higher on the internet.
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> >
> > On 5/28/07, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Try
> >>
> >
> http://www.elitedealseeker.com/index.cgi?category=watches&searchword=&ageupp
> > erlimit=1&function=Searchfor used IWC deals. They come up from
> > time-to-time.
> > There are all kinds of
> >> dealers--from part time to established shops.
> >>
> >>   Bill
> >>
> >> Thinkofcole@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jerry, I said approximately $3,500 list...but dealers are discounting
> >> them
> >> sharply...regards, bob cole
> >>
> >> Look here:
> >>
> >> _http://www.tarrytownjewelers.com/_ (http://www.tarrytownjewelers.com/)
> >>
> >> In a message dated 5/27/2007 5:37:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> glehrer@san.rr.com writes:
> >>
> >> The cheapest IWC watch that I have seen listed at $3400. They go up to
> >> $195,000 for the Grande Complication.
> >>
> >> Jerry
>
>
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