IWC updates

[bwest76]

INTRODUCING
MY IWC
PASSPORT


WHAT BENEFITS ARE THERE COMPARED TO OWNING A PHYSICAL WARRANTY CARD?

One benefit is definitely the aspect of safety because it can’t be tempered with like a physical warranty card – which you could lose, copy or fake. The Digital Passport cannot be faked.

Secondly, your digital passport is always available – on your phone’s wallet. You might lose your watch’s physical warranty card, but you’ll always have your digital wallet on you, and with your digital passport you can prove your ownership.

Also, it acts as a proof of authenticity. A proof that this watch was actually sold by IWC. Most people are unlikely to re-sell their beloved IWC watch, but with this digital passport you can prove that this is a timepiece certified by IWC.

Lastly, you have the entire history of your watch with you at all times. In the future, I can imagine people putting whatever information on their blockchain they like – and would like to share. For example, this is when my watch and I traveled to a particular place, and you upload a picture of you and your watch. Kind of like when you go through your own passport and you remember all the places you’ve been to. Gimmicks like these.

PROOF OF LEGITIMATE OWNERSHIP

https://www.iwc.com/en/journal/intro...i00000XZ8yUAAT



IW503008

BIG PILOT’S WATCH PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOP GUN LAKE TAHOE
£34,900



https://www.iwc.com/en/watch-collect...i00000XZ8yUAAT

[Montello]

So how do you set it up?

[bwest76]

So how do you set it up?

It says in FAQ


How can I get the My IWC Passport?

Scan the QR code that is printed on your warranty card. After confirming the model and reference number, your My IWC Passport is ready to use.



I already own an IWC watch. Can I still get the My IWC Passport?

If you have purchased your watch before October 1st, 2023, you may still get the My IWC Passport. In this case, you have to send your timepiece to Schaffhausen for an official authentication. Afterwards, you will receive your digital certificate. This service has a cost of 300 Swiss Francs.




I cant see many people doing that so its only good for new purchases in reality so I should think.

You would have thought having a reciept and visiting a shop would have been enough.

[Filterlab]

You would have thought having a reciept and visiting a shop would have been enough.

But no way to earn 300 Swiss Francs from it.

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I do love that new perpetual calendar piece, but £34,000 is one heck of a pile of dough.

[bwest76]

But no way to earn 300 Swiss Francs from it.

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I do love that new perpetual calendar piece, but £34,000 is one heck of a pile of dough.

Close on £270 and you would be without your watch for some time.

I wont be sending mine in.

[Montello]

…., you have to send your timepiece to Schaffhausen for an official authentication. Afterwards, you will receive your digital certificate. This service has a cost of 300 Swiss Francs.

Ridiculous… who even thinks that is worth writing? May as well just say only available on new purchases.

[Filterlab]

Close on £270 and you would be without your watch for some time.

I wont be sending mine in.

Nor me. Mine came with an eBay authentication card, that'll do.

[Fullbreakfast]

Embarrassing really. Bit like NFTs, except instead of being able to pretend you own a bad picture of a monkey, you can pretend you have a magic warranty card. So 2021.

[MartynJC (UK)]

Aren’t most warranties held online? The warranty “card” can be looked up by the manufacturer

[kace]

Why would you need it on your phone? It serves no purpose.

[JeremyO]

And the point of this is?