FSOT: IWC Ingenieur – Ceramic Bezel

$3600 NET sale price. US sales only. Slightly higher trade value. Will trade up and add cash for another IWC, preferably on steel bracelet.

Complete set with all boxes and papers. Keeping excellent time. Prior owner serviced his watches every few years and this piece is keeping excellent time. No issues.

IWC In-house caliber 80111.
Black Textured Dial.
Black Ceramic Bezel.
Black OEM band.
Luminous hands & applied Index Hour Markers.
Date window displayed at the 3 o’clock position.
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FSOT: IWC Ingenieur – Ceramic Bezel

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Opinion: Do you think this OEM Longines bracelet will fit?

I have a Longines Master Collection 190th Anniversary on the way, and I’m curious about strap/bracelet options. The Master Collection 190th shares identical measurements to the standard Master Collection (lug width, lug to lug, thickness etc). It appears to be the same case, no? So you’d think the OEM Master Collection bracelet would fit the 190th Anniversary.

I wrote to Longines about a week ago and haven’t heard back (shocker).

Thoughts…

Opinion: Do you think this OEM Longines bracelet will fit?

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Has Anyone Had Success Ordering Links Lately?

I recently bought my first Ball – a neo-vintage Engineer II Ohio. I’ve been trying to get extra links for it but haven’t been able to get a hold of customer service.

A Ball AD in the US told me it’s best to contact Ball directly through the website. I have sent 2 emails in the last month or so but other than the “we received your email and will respond shortly” type of response, I haven’t received heard anything.

If anyone can point me on how to…

Has Anyone Had Success Ordering Links Lately?

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Tudor Pelagos Ultra

The more I compare it to the previous 42mm, the more I like it.
Love the new dial, mono block indices, bigger hands, bezel edge and crown.
Master chronometer movement.
Size (43 mm) is not an issue. I wear SD43 daily.
They used both Grade 5 and Grade 2 titanium on the case (whatever that means). Maybe the case back is 2 and rest of the case is 5? I hope bracelet is G5, but I couldn’t find any info on their website.

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Tudor Pelagos Ultra

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