And both for sale I'll have to downsize a bit, my misses wasn't to impressed this time, not the other times either actually
Well, she's almost out the door so something has to happen, might have to take a break from all the forums as well
Been in love with the IWC cal 89 ever since seeing @CanberraOmega's exceptional watch. Took a punt on this very early version last night. It will be some weeks before I see it in the flesh
This just arrived: NOS cal. 1040 Yachting Chronograph, ref. MD 176.010. It was a gamble since the photos were blurry and it was described as a Mark IV. This is the least common of the cal. 1040 references by far. I estimate less than 1,000 were made, making it even less common than the 176.001. The case has been opened before (and the caseback looks to have been polished at one point to hide the evidence ) but the midcase, dial, hands, leather strap, and buckle seem pretty darned close to NOS. I apologize for the quality of the photos, my tripod and macro lens are packed away for a move. 20 micron etching with logo, so we know this case is original Omega and not from a similar Tissot: Tried here to capture the "fume" finish of the bezel where it fades from goldish -brown on the outside to black on the inside. I've seen a few gp Yachting chronos with the incorrect bezel designed for the steel variant. This dial is a "C1" dial, which fits the design DNA of ref. 176.007 more closely (Dial I3 makes the most sense for this reference). However, I've now seen this dial more often than any other on 176.010MD. Sharp edges at the lugs: And a strap that looks to have been fitted to the watch for sometime (see wear in the springbar/lug area) but has no signs of being worn on a wrist:
Another one of these. Watch runs but the day wheel is stuck. I have got to stop........ but just can't.
@Darlinboy kindly sold me his Zenith Defy Surf. Breathtaking in the flesh and absolutely me to a T. Off to the spa tonight!
