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Old 15 June 2010, 02:11 AM   #1
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The Mark XVI has landed!

I must admit that it was quite a hard decision, I've been choosing between an Explorer or an IWC Mark XVI for quite a while now, and I finally came to a decision and pulled the trigger on an IWC Mark XVI. All I have to say, is that this is possibly the highest quality watch I've ever owned, it's been about two days now and I LOVE it! Pictures to come as soon as I finish this photoshoot, and I may post a review of it a little later.

I REALLY love this watch!
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Old 15 June 2010, 03:22 AM   #2
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look forward to seeing the pix. IWC makes awesome watches.
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Old 15 June 2010, 08:28 AM   #3
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Here are some bad pics! I'm bringing out the box and the props later, so expect better and more thorough pics!
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Old 15 June 2010, 08:29 AM   #4
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Old 15 June 2010, 09:59 AM   #5
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congrats! I have thought about this one myself. Wear it well!!!!!

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Old 16 June 2010, 01:45 AM   #6
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Well done! I love the mark XVI. Such a classic piece. Wear it in good health!
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Old 16 June 2010, 10:17 AM   #7
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Hi Charlie, congrats.... just wondering how you can determine this is your highest quality watch? I see that you have list of watches in your collection and those are awesome !!!
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Old 17 June 2010, 04:30 AM   #8
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Hi Charlie, congrats.... just wondering how you can determine this is your highest quality watch? I see that you have list of watches in your collection and those are awesome !!!
Well when I'm doing the comparison here, I only compared it to watches in it's direct price range. That's most of my collection. To determine the quality, I basically went over the entire thing with a loupe looking for any imperfections, be it in the case or with the lume or markers. My Jaeger has a slight imperfection with the lume, that I never really got around to getting fixed, and it's quite the fragile watch. Little things like that determine the quality. My sub, which I really love, has always performed quite mediocrely when it comes to accuracy tests (about +5 seconds a day). It's things like that that give the image of quality. I've owned the watch for a bit now, and I can't say I've found a single imperfection in it yet!
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Old 17 June 2010, 02:40 PM   #9
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Nice one... thanks ... seems like IWC is on different league then...
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