IWC GST Rattrapante 3715-23 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/iwc Frankly, the IWC GST Rattrapante 3715-23 has it all; split second chronograph; day/date display; 43mm modern case size, crystal clear white; brushed and polished stainless steel finish; modular bracelet; trigger activated deployant clasp. Yeah, it's a lot. But there's more. The GST Rattrapante was an IWC exotic produced during a brief window from 2001 to 2004. It's a crossroads model that combines 21st century proportions - a meaty 43mm diameter - with the kind of honest tool-watch styling philosophy that made IWC a Teutonic standout and collector cult favorite in the predominantly Francophone world of Swiss horology. The battery of original ideas and value-added features is staggering. While a bombproof Valjoux 7750-based caliber 79230 provides the basic motive power, IWC's in-house split-seconds mechanism provides the kind of engineering contribution connoisseurs expect from the "BMW" of Swiss watchmakers. Invented in 1991 by IWC complications specialist Richard Habring (now proprietor, Habring2 of Austria), the rattrapante mechanism pioneered by IWC was a horology watershed that solved the ages-old challenge of producing a split-second chronograph in series. Want to time two simultaneous events with a watch that costs less than $100,000? Thanks to IWC and Richard Habring, you can. Beyond the visual fireworks of the rattrapante, the day-date provides everyday complication that never ceases to provide a convenient point of referen