watch shootout: IWC Ingenieur 323902 vs GS SGBR083

[GlennO]

Great post Mikey. Both of those watches have huge appeal for me. I do wonder how comfortable the Ingy would be on my slim wrist though.

More of an apples to apples comparison would be this GS with the Ingenieur from the Vintage Collection

That watch is perfect. I've never had a grail but that would be it if only it was about 38mm.

[MHe225]

That watch is perfect. I've never had a grail but that would be it if only it was about 38mm.

I can only agree, Glenn.
Put the VC Ingenieur on a diet and it would be the perfect watch; take 4 mm of both diameter and thickness, leaving 38.5 mm and 10.4 mm, respectively. Perfect dimensions. Add the blue sunburst dial and red tip on the second-hand of the Laureus Edition (pictured above) would make that watch just perfect.

PS - for those who want to see IWC entire Vintage Collection, click

[I-B]

Did you really say what you just said, I-B?

Haha, yes i did The only IWC i kinda like is the "Portugieser 75th anniversary". I never understood the hype, but hey, i also dislike the AP RO, Panerai's and a lot of other watches everybody seems to adore. On the other side i like G-shock's Swatches and other watches most WIS dislike/are neutral to, so my taste is, errrrrr... different. Most watches i own(ed) are not common on the forums, like, for example the Cuervo y Sobrinos Pirata horas del mundo, the black and white Cellini Danaos. And if you remember how i bought the Daytona everose/chocolat, came home and looked at the watch and wondered "WTF was i thinking???", stashed in my vault for 6months without wearing it once, and then returned it to the AD and took a whopping 6€K loss....and so on, and so on... So please notice, my taste is no reference

[mikeylacroix]

added a few more daytime pics to make the comparo more fun.

[GlennO]

added a few more daytime pics to make the comparo more fun.

Watch porn at its best, especially the way you've got them performing together.

[GaryF]

Great stuff.
I don't like 90% of what IWC does these days but I bought the 3239. It feels like it could have come from the days when I actually admired the company and its approach.

One day, I'll make my pilgrimage to Japan and then I'll have a very similar pair of watches to this.