The International Watch Company

IWC (International Watch Company) is a Swiss watch firm headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, founded by an American. Florentine Jones came to the decision to set up a watch manufacture in Switzerland in 1868. He could profit from the Swiss watch industry expertise and lower salaries of the staff. Over the years, the company went through a very variable rate of triumph and disasters. Nevertheless, the IWC is a great partaker in the Swiss horological industry of deluxe timepieces today.

Not simply does it have a famous history going back to 1868, but it also has Bauhaus design and Swiss hand-made artisanship. Today, most watches produced in Switzerland are totally machine-made in a production line, but IWC is still one of the few reasonably priced trademarks that fulfill assembly, lubrication, timing and polishing by hand.

Wishing to manufacture watches of the highest class and technical sophistication, the IWC is a major competitor in worldwide market of excellent Swiss wristwatches. Even if the firm has gone through much instability over the years, IWC has gained a high status in the international market now.

Among the company's special features:

During World War II, the company produced the first outsized anti-magnetic pilot's wristwatch. Watch collectors collect the first models of this series now.

Among the record-breaking first models of watches, the Ingenieur is a diver's watch that can survive water pressure at 2000 meters. One of its most remarkable novelties is the DaVinci watch, a perpetual calendar chronograph that is mechanically programmed for the next 500 years.

In 2000, IWC presented the 5000 caliber, a mechanical movement that is automatic and features a power reserve of seven days.

Other Notable Watches by IWC

DaVinci: Small DaVinci

Having the same mechanical chronograph movement of its larger “brother”, this small version has a range of groundbreaking features. It is automatic and features a perpetual calendar, four-digit year display, and a perpetual moon phase display. The DaVinci goes with 18-karat rose gold with a brown crocodile leather wristlet, or stainless steel with a black crocodile leather wristlet.

Grande Complication

Manufactured in a restricted quantity of only 50 pieces a year, the Grande Complication is the representation of exceptionality. It is an automatic watch fitted with chronograph, perpetual calendar, and minute repeater. This wristwatch features 659 mechanical parts and has a crown- triggered rapid calendar adjustment. It is presented in platinum or 18-karat yellow gold, with a platinum, gold, or crocodile leather wristlet.

Portofino Automatic

Stylish simplicity is the characteristic feature of this wristwatch. Its mechanical movement is enclosed in a convex sapphire glass. The Portofino Automatic is automatic and has center seconds sub dial with stop function and a date indicator. This watch is in 18-karat rose gold or stainless steel case, with a black or brown crocodile leather wristlet or a stainless steel armlet.

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