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dshznit

Getting To Know The Place
17/1/12
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I've had this IWC for 2 years; I was wondering how close it is to the original. I'm not sure what gen model it replicates. Was given to me by a buddy who took his own life a few months later, so when I wear it, I wear it with pride regardless. I am curious, though, as to its level of 'gen-ness?'

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Thanks in advance.
 

giobo

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Sorry for your friend mate...
Wear this for what it is!!if you want a better copy you can ask for what you want and the guys help you get the best...So you will have a better copy and protect this watch which has another kn=ind of value that cannot be appreciated with money...

p.s.
This is like a fantasy model
 

ThinkBachs

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9/2/09
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I wouldn't even wonder, I'd get it engraved on the back with something meaningful and wear it with pride.

I had a friend who became schizophrenic after being hit in the head on a construction site- he lost his life after being struck by a Hummer while resting under a tree in a park that he somehow managed to find himself in after "wandering from NY to CA. Wish I had something like this to remember him by...
 

jcrry2

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10/7/09
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what are those 2 plugs on the side where what looks like chrono pushers would go?
 

SubDude

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They change the month and day of the week dials. Just push them (with a pen point or some such) to advance one month or day at a time.

Dave
 

dshznit

Getting To Know The Place
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Thanks, fellas. I learned a lot about the watch from all your guys' individual responses. As for wearing it with pride, believe me -- I do. We used to go holler at women together at the local watering holes and I wear this watch when I go hit a club/bar; almost like his spirit is watching me make a fool of myself. :)

Making a thread like this was important to me to learn more about the watch itself (i.e. I did not know that you could press the points on the side and adjust the watch in any way). I am worried that the band will break one day. I also take care to never expose the watch to water.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm hanging onto the watch forever.

@FrigPig - Thanks for the pic - so the watch is based on a "real" IWC model, eh? Cool. I wanted to put the watch in my sig one day but I didn't have a clue as to what it was supposed to be.
@ThinkBachs -- Schizophrenia is a b*tch. I'm so sorry for your buddy's ordeal. My buddy was also Schizo. I wish I knew more about the disease at the time so that I could save him. He said it was a result of dropping bad Ecstasy pills. I think he was genetically predisposed to it and maybe the pills kicked it in. It was very heartbreaking when I found out he jumped off a bridge. I'm still not over it. 2011 was a bad year.

Does anyone want to know the story of the watch and how it came to be in my possession? It's pretty funny.