New joiner (+pics)

[flieger01]

Hello

New (ish) here and wanted to say hi and post a few pictures of my very modest (but hopefully growing soon!) collection.

Good to be part of the forum look forward to getting involved here.

Regards
Paul

[maccado]

hi, thanks for sharing

[Kingstepper]

Hi and welcome - nice pictures! :)

[dejjl]

Welcome Paul
Dave

[tenpasten]

I think you are too modest. You have some cracking pieces there. Great shots too...

Welcome.

[Jones]

IWC are "modest" now? Nice collection.

[scrog10]

Very nice pictures. Really like the Steinart photos. All excellent watches.

[WatchScout]

Welcome. Nice watches.

[Theseus]

Welcome, beautiful pieces!

Could you post a couple of comments regarding Stowa Flieger, in relation to the IWC Mark? (finish work, weight, chonometre performance, quality)

Thanks.

[Dave E]

Welcome, some nice watches there.

[zeemeester]

nice collection, really like the Omega with red writing

cheers,

Vncnt

[mark563]

Welcome

You will like it on here, friendly and honest but you will end up skint from SC. You have a very nice collection. :lol:

Mark

[Pablo]

Some nice photos Paul. Love the IWC, and the Poljot too!

regards,
Nick

[Marios]

Welcome Paul - nice collection 8)

[RogDen]

Hello and welcome - nice pictures of some very nice watches.

[bubblehead]

Hi Paul and welcome. Love the pics. My SMP 2255.80 says 'Hi' to yours. Regards. Kev

[heuerkane]

Welcome to the forum.

[Mrcrowley]

Hi Welcome.

Indeed you Omega & IWC stand out for me.

I want one of discontinued GST Chonos but good pics of Mxvi like yours make me think. What size is it?

[Daddelvirks]

Welcome from Holland.

I love the Stowa with Schauer rotor, really good looking piece :)

Daddel.

[erasuretim]

Welcome - I particularly like the Stowa and the IWC,

regards

tim

[Beta2]

Hi Paul & welcome!
Really great photos & collection 8)

[craggie]

Welcome, like the IWC!

[gray]

Hello and welcome :)

[SplitSecond]

Quite a collection! Have fun here.

[Untouchable]

Welcome to the forum, great collection you have, I have a Mark 16 too there probably the most comfortable watch I have ever worn.

Andy

[markie3182]

Welcome , some very nice pieces there.

[dutchgray]

:D Welcome to the forum, lovely pics and watches and I can see that you really like the pilot style.

[flieger01]

Thanks everyone for your comments! Very nice welcome :)

[flieger01]

but you will end up skint from SC

That's what i'm afraid of! :)

[andy tims]

Hi :wave:

Some very nice watches in that lot.

[flieger01]

I want one of discontinued GST Chonos but good pics of Mxvi like yours make me think. What size is it?

The mk xvi is 39mm. But feels slightly bigger, I'd say because of the smaller bezel

[LeonW]

Welcome, love the ICW lume shot 8) .

[flieger01]

Welcome, beautiful pieces!

Could you post a couple of comments regarding Stowa Flieger, in relation to the IWC Mark? (finish work, weight, chonometre performance, quality)

Thanks.

Hi,

The finish and build on both pieces is superb. The crystal is slightly superior on the mk xvi (in my view anyway). The xvi has excellent anti-reflective coating on both sides. I know some people aren't fans of this, but I like it a lot and have found it gives the face slightly different shades of black/grey depending on the light. The polishing on the IWC case is also probably slightly more precise/finished (but that is just a different styling rather than being better quality per se) - it has some wonderful detailed contrasts between the polished and brushed steel surfaces.

Performance-wise, both excellent losing around 1-3 seconds a day, well within COSC.

Both are very similar weight - around 75g give or take.

Obviously the big advantage of the stowa over the mk xvi is price!

Hope that helps, drop me a pm if you want to know any more info.

Paul

[concordus]

Hello, beautifully collection. :shock:

[EdRonax]

A belated welcome and nice watches.

[maccado]

Hello nice pics thanks for sharing

[flieger01]

Thanks again everyone for your nice welcome and comments