[Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Greg and Jay,

I just swapped a mint IIIf BDST for a IWC Portuguese watch in stainless 
steel.  Was that a good deal? ;-)

Jerry


Greg Lorenzo wrote:
> Hi Jayanand,
>  
> I've pretty much stayed with IWC over the years. Most interesting to me 
> today are the vintage Pilot watches and Ingenieur's with the 1963 version 
> (8521 movement) being my favorite. I don't really like IWC's current line 
> of large watches although they sell really well (to others).
>  
> The Lange 1 is really something else though. Finished to Patek standards 
> with an unique look that is really timeless. The Lange is to dress watches 
> what the IWC Mark 11 is to pilot's watches.
>  
> I don't see prices coming down on these, although they may be more 
> affordable in the US if the dollar continues to improve against the Euro.
>  
> R