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  1. Gasman May 29, 2019

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    I am on the lookout for a pilot/military watch and I am undecided which I like best IWC or Zenith. Do you have any opinions or suggestions?
    Thanks
     
  2. w154 May 29, 2019

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    Vintage or modern ?
     
  3. peterkirk01 May 29, 2019

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    Zenith for me any day.
     
  4. Gasman May 29, 2019

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    Sorry always get something wrong. Modern.
     
  5. w154 May 29, 2019

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    Can’t help then :D

    I stopped liking modern IWC after the mark XV and Zenith after the 1960s !
    Having said that I suppose the Zenith Cairelli re-editions are pretty nice.
     
  6. jhross98 May 29, 2019

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    i'd buy an IWC 3706
    same design as the king of modern IWC, the ceramic 3705, but basically costs less than a new one. IMO they never improved on the design and have been trying to recapture the magic ever since
    you can still find these on chrono24 at very very reasonable #s

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  7. speedy57 May 29, 2019

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    Zenith, any day.
     
  8. Braindrain May 30, 2019

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    IWC, in my opinion, has no imagination and everything is a *variation on a theme* that was the Mk 11.

    Zenith, any day, all day.
     
  9. axl911 May 31, 2019

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    IMO the only worthy IWCs are the double chronographs. And maybe their perpetual calendars.

    Otherwise, it's just overpriced watch based on looks.

    Comparing the 7750 IWC to El Primero Zenith, I’d go with the Zenith.

    Nothing against the 7750. It is a good workhorse that is easily serviceable. But $$$ for an IWC? I just can’t see myself paying the $$$ for the 7750.