Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IWC is owned by Richemont, together with A.Lange, Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre, Panerai, Vacheron, Piaget, Montblanc and Dunhill amongst other brands. Richemont is owned by Johann Rupert, who is South African - the money and cash flow comes principally from tobacco, they used to own Rothmans, and now own about 30% of British American Tobacco. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Joseph Low <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: > Hi Greg > > Lange is from the stables of IWC - just as Panasonic makes the Leica > range of Digital P&S > > By the way - IWC was started by an American - do not know if they still > own it though > > Joseph Low > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct <lug-bounces%2Bjoelct>=singnet.com.sg@ > leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Greg > Lorenzo > Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2008 12:28 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch? > > > 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. > > Regards, > > Greg> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:39:19 +0530> From: jayanand@gmail.com> To: > lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> > > Greg,> > Stop tempting me - I have been fighting the temptation to get a Lange 1 > for> > a long time. I have high hopes of the prices coming down on items like > these> in the near to medium term.> Cheers> Jayanand> > On Mon, Oct 13, > 2008 > at 8:58 AM, Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>wrote:> > >> > > I > can't > understand who would want a mechanical watch. I spend a> fair sum> > having > my wife's Rolex cleaned and calibrated from time> to time.> >> > I suspect > that your wife's Rolex is in fact an automatic unless it was made> > prior > to IWC developing the self-winding watch in the early 1950's.> >> > For an > example of a current true mechanical watch see here:> > > http://www.alange-soehne.com/en/watches/lange_1.php> >> > The attraction > to > a fine time piece is something that either you 'get' or> > you don't.> >> > > Greg Lorenzo> > Calgary, Canada> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________> > See > how > Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of> > your > life.> > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> >> > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!55 > 0F681DAD532637<http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns%21550F681DAD532637> > !5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >