IWC

International Watch Co., called IWC (or IWC Schaffhausen), is a luxury watch company based in Switzerland. IWC is the only large watch manufacture in eastern Switzerland (all other brands are in western Swiss regions).

IWC Schaffhausen was founded 1868 by the U.S. watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones to merge the craftsmanship of Switzerland watchmakers with the engineering skills from the U.S. to manufacture movements and timepiece parts for the USA. IWC is unique among similar companies for keeping detailed records for every watch produced since 1885. Since 1885, caliber, materials used and cases are tracked. Younger IWC watches are shown in the records with reference number, delivery date and the name of the authorized dealer. Every IWC collector can request this information for all watches older than ten years. IWC says it can service and repair all watches produced since 1868. IWC Schaffhausen movements in more affordable watches and chronographs (IWC Portuguese Chronograph) are from ETA. Non-ETA IWC calibers are: Caliber 5000, Caliber 8000, pocket watch movements. Notable watch models include the Aquatimer, Ingenieur, Portuguese, Da Vinci, Portofino as well as Pilot’s Watches.

Diving in Style: IWC’s New Aquatimers

At SIHH 2009, IWC unveiled a new Aquatimer family that will include 5 models ranging in size from 44 to 46 mm: the Deep Two which follows up the Deep One, three chronographs including a special Galapagos Islands model, and the Aquatimer Automatic 2000. All models feature a bracelet quick-change system that requires no tools....

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Mar 9, 2009 by WatchTime

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Aquatimer Specifications

This page accompanies the article “Diving in Style: IWC’s New Aquatimers“. These are the specifications for the new IWC Aquatimers shown at SIHH 2009: Aquatimer Deep Two Ref. IWC 3547 Features Diver’s watch with automatic movement and newly developed mechanical depth gauge for the actual depth at any time and the maximum depth reached down...

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Mar 9, 2009 by WatchTime