In a small town in central England, over 500 specialists spend their time developing and building silver arrows for the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team. Almost every one of the 3,200 parts in each car is custom-made.
When the Ingenieur from Schaffhausen was launched in 1955 it created a storm. But its actual history goes back much further: to 1888.
All mechanical watches can be fascinating because of their intricate movements. Even simple watches, ones that only tell time, are extraordinarily complex mechanisms that have hundreds of miniscule parts that work harmoniously together. A complicated watch, one that performs additional functions, is by definition even more complicated.
A doctor with a degree in atomic and molecular physics plays a surprising and important role at IWC.
A fabulous combination of sportiness and elegance, the Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month is the high-flyer of the IWC Pilot's Watch collection. The date and month could not be easier to read and the mechanics inside the case are an endless source of fascination.
Spelled using the international radio alphabet, the word "ceramic" looks and sounds rather impressive
The ever-increasing demand for luxury watches translates into a growing demand for qualified craftsmen and women to service these products.
Photos — Christian Coigny Date — 1 January, 2010
This movement brings together traditional technologies with modern watchmaking craftsmanship
—Kurt Klaus
The IWC-manufactured 98295 calibre takes its stylistic elements from the first Jones calibres; a further-improved movement based on the original calibre (98, 9820) found in the early Portuguese watches now drives the new Portuguese Hand-Wound, among other things.
In a small town in central England, over 500 specialists spend their time developing and building silver arrows for the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team. Almost every one of the 3,200 parts in each car is custom-made.
When the Ingenieur from Schaffhausen was launched in 1955 it created a storm. But its actual history goes back much further: to 1888.
All mechanical watches can be fascinating because of their intricate movements. Even simple watches, ones that only tell time, are extraordinarily complex mechanisms that have hundreds of miniscule parts that work harmoniously together. A complicated watch, one that performs additional functions, is by definition even more complicated.
A doctor with a degree in atomic and molecular physics plays a surprising and important role at IWC.
A fabulous combination of sportiness and elegance, the Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month is the high-flyer of the IWC Pilot's Watch collection. The date and month could not be easier to read and the mechanics inside the case are an endless source of fascination.
Spelled using the international radio alphabet, the word "ceramic" looks and sounds rather impressive
The ever-increasing demand for luxury watches translates into a growing demand for qualified craftsmen and women to service these products.
