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Old 12 April 2012, 01:00 AM   #1
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IWC aquatimer thoughts/comments

The aquatimer on rubber has caught my eye. looks nice and for the price it seems like you get a fairly nice piece for the money. Not sure if ill pick one up but i keep going back to it for some reason. Plus as of late im getting real tired of the prices of some of these watches. just seems a little ridiculous to me. I know ill get flamed for that by some but c'mon man. these prices are absurd on some.

so what you all think of these? then next question the black or the white dial?

just stirring conversation.
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Old 12 April 2012, 01:09 AM   #2
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I miss my IWC 3548 Aquatimer... never should have flipped it.

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Old 12 April 2012, 03:18 AM   #3
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I would vote for the white dial, but then again, I may be biased. Here are a couple pics of mine.




And a lume shot
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Old 12 April 2012, 04:24 AM   #4
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The aquatimer on rubber has caught my eye. looks nice and for the price it seems like you get a fairly nice piece for the money. Not sure if ill pick one up but i keep going back to it for some reason. Plus as of late im getting real tired of the prices of some of these watches. just seems a little ridiculous to me. I know ill get flamed for that by some but c'mon man. these prices are absurd on some.

so what you all think of these? then next question the black or the white dial?

just stirring conversation.
I had the IW356811 (white dial) for a few months and while it is a fine piece, it didn't sing to me like the previous generation did. It is finely built and accurate, but the styling reminds me of a Seiko or even any generic boutique diver. If you can find one used, that is the best way to go.

I eventually found a NOS IW3723 and I haven't looked back.

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Old 12 April 2012, 11:15 AM   #5
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Really nice watch, the white one has tempted me for years.

Although regarding price, one of the reasons it’s so affordable is because it uses an ETA 2892-A2 movement.
Nothing wrong with this as its ridiculously accurate with a history of reliability.
However bear in mind that it’s cheap for an IWC watch but expensive for ETA watch.

At its price point I’d probably be tempted to pay a little more and get the Ingenieur with IWC’s in house caliber 80110 automatic movement.
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Old 12 April 2012, 09:06 PM   #6
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I have my eye on the IWC Aquatimer Galapagos Special Edition. Its a nice one!
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Old 12 April 2012, 11:51 PM   #7
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I have my eye on the IWC Aquatimer Galapagos Special Edition. Its a nice one!
Be careful not to nick the rubber coated case!
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