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4 October 2011, 09:30 PM
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Great looking IWC... good watch though?
Came across this IWC Portuguese FA Jones Skeleton watch, model 5442-05. Its got a 43mm Platinum case, and is limited to 50. Also has a hand-made Jones 98290 calibre, Beryllium alloy balance with precision-adjustment cams on the balance arms.
To ME, its a GREAT looking watch... but is it a good watch with a good movement? |
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4 October 2011, 09:51 PM
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IMO It's a stunning, fabulous and very good watch.
I'd love one. But that puts it on a very long list. 
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5 October 2011, 12:21 AM
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I personally prefer the regular FA Jones but that's an exceptionally fine piece.
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5 October 2011, 12:31 AM
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Good movement in there?
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5 October 2011, 01:04 AM
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Fantastic movement. That's a grail to many.
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5 October 2011, 01:16 AM
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It is a cool and interesting piece, but we obviously don't have the same taste because I don't think it is a beautiful piece per se, and I would certainly never buy or wear one.
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5 October 2011, 08:13 AM
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5 October 2011, 02:52 PM
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IWC's skeletonization style doesn't appeal to me personally, but it's certainly a fantastic movement in that F.A. Jones.
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5 October 2011, 02:59 PM
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yes yes and yes!!!!!!
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5 October 2011, 03:11 PM
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That's a beauty!
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6 October 2011, 01:27 AM
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Its a stunning watch with a fantastic movement.
I do not see it as I watch I would own I still appreciate it. It would make a stunning dress watch I have an AP Ultra Thin Skeleton and I will tell you it isn't easy to tell the time on a full skeleton.
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