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
Can’t help then 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.
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
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.
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.