IWC talk to me..........

[mel]

Not personally, and the stories I've heard would be second hand information so it wouldn't be right to repeat them on here, however I would say proceed with caution.

I have had dealings with watchfinder.co.uk and would give them good feedback as I actually visited their offices to collect both my IWC and a Brightbling for another PHer.

[lowdrag]

Well, a bit of research on their site shows you can collect in person so if they accept credit card then you can't lose I guess. Look here:-

http://www.thebrandedwatchcompany.co.uk/faqs.php#f...

[andy tims]

squeezebm said:

Right then guys, just about to pull the trigger with the "Branded Watch Company" has anybody had any dealings with them ?

Regards

Google is your friend

http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/counterfeit/in...

[corporalsparrow]

I've got two IWC's, a portuguese chronograph and a titanium aquatimer 2000. I wear them both several times a week and they have been faultless. I can thoroughly recommend them.

[squeezebm]

andy tims said:

squeezebm said:

Right then guys, just about to pull the trigger with the "Branded Watch Company" has anybody had any dealings with them ?

Regards

Google is your friend

http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/counterfeit/in...

Interesting....cheers

[cyberface]

Titanium aquatimer - lovely watch.

IMO the most comfortable and ingenious bracelet design EVAR, too. The stainless steel version (chrono, as per the 'Slevin' watch i.e. prominently featured on a film called 'Lucky Number Slevin' and sadly has been counterfeited to a *very* high standard due to the 7750 movement) is a heavy watch and you'll notice it on your wrist. The titanium, however, is a lot lighter and MUCH more comfortable because of this.

AFAIK the titanium Aquatimer isn't in production any more so anyone trying to sell you one for £5000 is having a laugh. I paid less than £4k for mine earlier this year.

Yeah, it's a souped up ETA 2892 but IMO superior in finish to Rolex, to which I'd put the brand on a competitive footing with (even though Rolex have their own movement). If you want 'prestige' in terms of where the brands lie on the watch ladder then TBH if you've got £5k to spend then you need to look at Jaeger LeCoultre. They are IMO up there with Patek and are only affordable because they insist on selling steel versions of their watches. Patek used to get their movements from JLC. It doesn't get much better than that, if you are into horology.

If not, and it's a brand thing, then a Rolex would probably be the shoutiest... but you can't go wrong with IWC. High quality engineering, history, enough heritage and some innovative designs to counterpart their boggo Flieger type watches.

[squeezebm]

Ok guys anybody dealt with watchfinder.co.uk ??

again thanks

[ross-456]

squeezebm said:

Ok guys anybody dealt with watchfinder.co.uk ??

again thanks

Yes. They were great to deal with.

[mybrainhurts]

squeezebm said:

talk to me..........

Stop that...

Stop it now...

[mel]

ross-456 said:

squeezebm said:

Ok guys anybody dealt with watchfinder.co.uk ??

again thanks

Yes. They were great to deal with.

I know it was me that put them into the mix earlier, but to clarify & give some history. I was not overly comfortable parting with a large chunk of money to an unknown online retailer so as do most people I guess I checked them out on their website including looking for an address, by luck it panned out that they were about 10 miles away from my house so I phoned them up and asked if I could come to them in person. The response was very welcoming and the next day I turned up to look at a watch shown as "in stock", it was, as were several others that I wanted to look at so a good start, decent offices, nice staff, and a good price that they even did a further deal on from what was shown on line. I paid, I was happy and left, the IWC I bought had a warranty stamped up from an authorised dealer elsewhere in the country who obviously had supplied stock to WF so again no problems there. Fast forward about another 6 months and I got a mail from another PHer who knows me and knows where in the country I live saying that they were looking at a watch from WF and had noticed they were down the road from me, could I check them out or did I know them? Well yes obviously I did and could so I nipped back down there again saw Jonathon and picked up the watch while the other Pher paid over the phone, they then picked it up from my house the following weekend.

All in all I'd say they are a good company to deal with and my experiences have been positive, obviously I can't vouch for the stability or security of the business as I've no connection to them at all but as a customer they were good.

On another note don't forget Dom on here either, I don't know if he does or can do IWC but again he's got a good reputation and I know several others who have dealt with him.

[squeezebm]

mybrainhurts said:

squeezebm said:

talk to me..........

Stop that...

Stop it now...

oh and cheers guys

Edited by squeezebm on Monday 30th November 19:54