Abu Alex
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A step in the right direction. Loosing the crownguards and very substantially improving the bracelet finishing quality would help.
It’s a shame they went with a style of bracelet that is already present on the Portugieser line.
Unfortunately, overall it’s a pass even with further drops in the secondary market. This comes not from a place of dislike of IWC. Out of all brands, it is the one I bought the most watches from.
My personal favourite of all IWC Ingenieur generations is the one that came immediately after the Genta. I believe it is reference 3303 as shown here (pictures from Bulang & Sons):
Overview of the revived IWC Ingenieur lineup
Since the introduction of the revived IWC Ingenieur line in 2023, several models have been added. Here they are. All are 10.0 bar water resistant. If you want to read more about the history of the IWC Ingenieur , Denis Peshkov wrote an excellent and exten...
I agree with you that from a purist’s perspective
the solid case back models are the only one to make total sense. But not all watch enthusiasts care about that, so I guess it was a rather good choice (at least from a commercial standpoint) to give customers the choice. After all, if someone likes the de...
Agree with your points.
For us (me) purist, an ingenieur should have magnetic protection. If not ,there are many choices of time only integrated bracelet watches, from low end to high end.
Emmanuel, thanks for sharing this fun compilation all in one place!
I owned the Aqua, which was fun for a while. But I ended up selling it in favor of my GP Laureato 38 mm in blue. Of all the ones you have pictured , I am intrigued the most by the blue dial, well, because I’m a blue junkie, and F1 novelty , because I thin...
The Laureato 38 is definitely a great alternative.
I’ve personally opted for the grey dial Alpine Eagle. And if I had to choose one of these Ingenieur, I’d probably pick the titanium or the steel/black dial. For me, each of these watches is nice in its own way. The IWC is probably the most toolish looking...
Indeed, but
I think I would personally stick to the steel/black dial or titanium here. Best, Emmanuel
A step in the right direction. Loosing the crownguards and very substantially improving the bracelet finishing quality would help.
It’s a shame they went with a style of bracelet that is already present on the Portugieser line. Unfortunately, overall it’s a pass even with further drops in the secondary market. This comes not from a place of dislike of IWC. Out of all brands, it is th...
Thank you for your insight.
I think my personal favorite would be the Graph paper Ingenieur SL. Best, Emmanuel
Yes, I think it's the one I would pick.
Or maybe the steel/black dial. Toolish-looking is best for me here. Best, Emmanuel
What a brilliant post, Emmanuel
Thank you for consolidating all this Ingenieurness into one post. It really helps build an understanding of this latest generation model. For a traditionalist, it does seem a bit counterintuitive to make variations of this watch without one of its core de...
I agree with you, Claus.
But at least IWC has given the customers the choice between remaining faithful to the identity of the original watch or going for a more “trendy” variation… Best, Emmanuel
