Hi All,
I bought a V7F IWC Pilot XVIII Heritage - Titanium and have had it for the last few weeks and have to say I'm really impressed with this piece so wanted to write a little review and first impressions.
Every time i look at my wrist I'm happy with the quality of this watch, to me it looks GEN! Now i don't have access to a Gen model to compare but having been into my local AD to check out other Pilot watches I'm certainly very impressed with what this factory has achieved.
Initially during QC i was a bit concerned about the color of the hands, in GEN photos the edges are quite a contrasting Blue against the black dial, initial photos from Jtime appeared to show a black edge on the hands, however after requesting a few different photos in different lighting i was reassured they are indeed blue. Now having the watch in person i can see how this lighting effect can be confusing, at times they look black, at other times they are a nice bright blue! its quite weird!
The movement is silent and the QC video showed the watch keeping time at +/- 2s per day.
Changing date, time was all smooth, no grinding feel when winding the watch on any setting.
Date window is the right font and properly centered through all 31 numbers, so again great job!
Its early days but so far no scuffs, scratches or any marks on the case, crystal or leather strap.
Id say the only thing that would really give this away as being a rep would be the strap which whilst it does the job doesn't look the same sort of qualify you would get with a 5-8k watch! I may look to purchase a beige textile strap to match the numbers and hands at some point (or better leather one) but for now will continue to wear and enjoy it as it is!
Couple of photos including those from QC showing the difference the lighting makes on the hands edge colour.
I bought a V7F IWC Pilot XVIII Heritage - Titanium and have had it for the last few weeks and have to say I'm really impressed with this piece so wanted to write a little review and first impressions.
Every time i look at my wrist I'm happy with the quality of this watch, to me it looks GEN! Now i don't have access to a Gen model to compare but having been into my local AD to check out other Pilot watches I'm certainly very impressed with what this factory has achieved.
Initially during QC i was a bit concerned about the color of the hands, in GEN photos the edges are quite a contrasting Blue against the black dial, initial photos from Jtime appeared to show a black edge on the hands, however after requesting a few different photos in different lighting i was reassured they are indeed blue. Now having the watch in person i can see how this lighting effect can be confusing, at times they look black, at other times they are a nice bright blue! its quite weird!
The movement is silent and the QC video showed the watch keeping time at +/- 2s per day.
Changing date, time was all smooth, no grinding feel when winding the watch on any setting.
Date window is the right font and properly centered through all 31 numbers, so again great job!
Its early days but so far no scuffs, scratches or any marks on the case, crystal or leather strap.
Id say the only thing that would really give this away as being a rep would be the strap which whilst it does the job doesn't look the same sort of qualify you would get with a 5-8k watch! I may look to purchase a beige textile strap to match the numbers and hands at some point (or better leather one) but for now will continue to wear and enjoy it as it is!
Couple of photos including those from QC showing the difference the lighting makes on the hands edge colour.
