Heads-up. New IWC models...

[mr1973]

Not so sure...

Hi All,

Stopped by a bookstore here in Tokyo last night and was surprised to see shots of the new Portugiesers (in a magazine called Tokei Begin).

The Chronos are all new, while the manual and auto Portugiesers have been given new dial variations.

The mag says shots won't be available in any other publication till 1Q 2010, so I thought fellow TZers might enjoy this.

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t= ... 0438&rid=0


© tmetro @ timezone

[JCJM]

[DMR]

Ah, so it's true. Chris Bangle IS now working at IWC.

[spluurfg]

Wow the chrono looks miserable... if these replace the current ones, I foresee second hand prices skyrocketting... who cares what movement is in it if the new one is that ugly

[ASW1]

Ah, so it's true. Chris Bangle IS now working at IWC.

.............. after moonlighting at Casio and Seiko for a number of years.

[Tinker]

Heads up? Heads down more like.

[boddah]

Ah, so it's true. Chris Bangle IS now working at IWC.

I had to look him up but yes that appears to be a strong possibility

[jonny]

disgusting whats wrong with IWC?

I love the crrent portugeuse and this new one looks crap

[Andy Schuhren]

:shock: disgusting whats wrong with IWC?

I love the crrent portugeuse and this new one looks crap

Plus 1

[Argee1977]

I'd hazard a guess that Thierry Nataf has found a new job in the watch world

[Daddelvirks]

I'd hazard a guess that Thierry Nataf has found a new job in the watch world

You beat me to it
Just what I thought!

Cheers,

Daddel.

[walkuere]

Oh. It was confirmed in the official (German) IWC-forum....

The FA-Jones looks nice, but 45,4mm??

Oh well, IWC - To mix up Portugieser and Yacht-Club sounds so odd.

The problem might be that in their "Branding-experience" they see Portugieser= maritime (navigation roots)
and then some marketing f*cker who was not even born when the Yacht-Club was produced mixed it
together...

very dissapointing

Frank

[VinceR]

Umm .. don't like the old ones, but these are even worse! What WERE they thinking?

[JCJM]

What happened to IWC? The usual shit, what else...

[WWJR]

Horrible... this brand used to be elegant but have seriously lost touch with their roots.