First order with Steve - IWC Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince - HRF version

[hendric]

Just placed an order with Steve 3 days ago for a IWC Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince. HRF factory.

Steve is prompt and accurate with my email requests.

The payment went smoothly.

I am now waiting for the QC pictures. I'll post them as soon as I receive them.

 

[Butsy]

Hi Hendric,
Have you received the watch yet??
Just curious, as I'm getting radio silence at the moment on an order I've been waiting on.

Cheers,
Butsy

 

[hendric]

Hi Butsy, yes, I have received the watch. I was going to post an update.

I am satisfied with how the ordering, payment and delivery process went. Communication via email went well, Steve almost always responded within a day. The HRF version was not available so we changed the order to a V7. I'm wearing the watch a few weeks now. It looks great, I don't really see a difference with the gen I saw earlier in the store at the official dealer. The Asian-ETA movement runs within 5 seconds per day.

 

[hendric]

Before the watch was shipped to me, Steve sent several high-resolution QC photos and two videos. A video detailing the watch and a video where the watch was connected to a measuring device to show the synchronization in seconds per day. Below are the photos I took myself.

 

[steve_theonewatches]

Thanks a lot for your comments, hope you enjoy it.

Have a great day!

 

[hendric]

Interestingly, the rotor noise is quite low. About the same as my gen PAM 125 that also has an ETA movement.

 

[gianton]

Congrats on your new watch, enjoy!

What's the waiting time from QC approval till the time he actually shipped the watch and gave you the tracking number?

 

[hendric]

What's the waiting time from QC approval till the time he actually shipped the watch and gave you the tracking number?

October 24: QC received and approved

October 29: Tracking number received

November 10: Package received in Europe