IWC Ingenieur Automatic 42 with black dial, ceramic case and ceramic bracelet on light grey surface.

Watches and Wonders 2025

A legend. Reborn.

Innovation

The Ingenieur Automatic 42 features a case and integrated bracelet made of hard and scratch-resistant black zirconium oxide ceramic.

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IWC Ingenieur Automatic 42 with black dial, ceramic case and ceramic bracelet.

Scene from the IWC Gerald Genta short film

IWC Schaffhausen: Ref. 1832 - The “most brilliant failure”

How one of Gérald Genta’s most iconic sports watch designs was stubbornly marketed to “engineers”, fell into obscurity and was only rediscovered many years later: the incredible story of the Ingenieur SL, Reference 1832, from IWC Schaffhausen.

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New Collection

Female watchmaker with loupe and white gloves examining the IW324903 Ingenieur Automatic 35 with gold plated dial, 18 ct 5N gold case and bracelet.

New Collection

The rebirth of a legend

Nearly 50 years after Gérald Genta created the Ingenieur SL, IWC Schaffhausen re-launched the iconic design in 2023. The modern IWC Ingenieur is a faithful distillation of the original design with the proportions, ergonomics and striking visual balance of a sports watch for the 21st century – perfected and refined down to the smallest detail.

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Hand with white gloves placing a gold case on the watch mechanism of IWC IW328702 Ingenieur Automatic 40.

The most precious Ingenieur

The case and integrated bracelet crafted from 18-carat 5N gold bring out the highly detailed finishing to a spectacular effect.

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Stainless steel case and blue dial watch parts of IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 with precision tool on black surface.

Epic encounter

The new Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 is the first stainless steel model to combine the Gérald Genta-derived Ingenieur design with Kurt Klaus’ perpetual calendar.

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