You probably don't need my review, but here are 2c from a guy who has been in reps for over 10 years.
First and foremost, IWC is the brand that got me into watches. I used to work for an AD before, so reps just interested me from a watch lover's perspective.
I have had many IWC reps over the years and when this V7F White dial arrived this morning, I was wowed by it. Bear in mind, I don't judge reps with a macro loup. I enjoy them for what they are, with a bias towards as close to NWBIG as possible.
Top marks:
- The crystal is perfect, with the right amount of antireflective coating.
- The dial markings are pretty spot on. Hard to tell the diff from wrist.
- Movement is buttery smooth to wind, silent and I can have confidence in it to perform.
Mid-marks:
- The dial colour looks white in pics everywhere. Even in gen pics on the i w c website. In real life, there is a silver hue. I was surprised to see that the rep dial was not stone cold white either (plus points), but can't tell whether it is silver enough to match gen. Deal breaker? Hell no. At wrist level it is hard to ascertain what shade of white it is. It is not white white, which it wasn't meant to be.
Low marks:
- Imo, the bracelet is rattly and the IWC marking on clasp isn't deep enough. The bizarre end-links situation is also a downer. On a bigger wrist size the end links would be an easy tell. Overall, the bracelet functions as the gen.
Conclusion:
Looking at this thing, I could not justify the gen. Put this on any after market strap and you have something that is genuinely NWBIG.