I’ve had an IWC before – a vintage Yacht Club, actually, but nothing like this beauty. I’ve fancied one of these for a long time, and having waited a while due to the logistics of delivery it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Aside from the beautiful in-house movement (I’ll post som photos of that soon) it’s built like a tank. The dial’s something to behold too, with a textured white finish setting off rose gold indices and hands that look wonderful when the light hits them.

It was this or an AP 15300 – bearing in mind that I didn’t really have funds for the latter, I can’t say that I’m even slightly regretting my decision.