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Subject: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sitesthatofferIWC watc...
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Mon May 28 19:48:56 2007
References: <IPEJJPIMDEGNKCCLEDOHIEIKIJAA.joelct@singnet.com.sg><025601c7a151$cda5b340$6401a8c0@xyw> <3cad89990705281120x14387ccenf122415f62efa74c@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the correction. I had never thought of at looking at  the 
movements in their higher end watches.

Regarding the modifications, I think I mentioned them in my original post.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, 28 May, 2007 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or 
sitesthatofferIWC watc...


> 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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