- Me too..but I guess the official site of IWC is feeding the flock

Me too..but I guess the official site of IWC is feeding the flock

However, I do agree..a company needs a site that is outside of their "juristriction"..it lends much more credibility. Certainly IWC can easily take on any questions, I have alays seen them as honest.

It is only in the last 2 to 3 years, that IWC seems to have launched itself into aggresive marketing...in a more commercial way.

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IWC stainless Steel cases being tested for corrosion (in house homologation)

By: bernard cheong : January 3rd, 2008-16:49

Here is why the IWC steel cases you own, will propably last a very long while without being "stained". Prolonged exposure in a saline tank....case samples are dissected and studied thru an electron microscope...for even the tiniest inclusions which would ...

Interesting reminder of how thorough IWC are in testing

By: Dirk : January 3rd, 2008-18:59

When you meet the man, you get the impression of a gentle, kind nature - but he is, of course, living out destructive tendencies from which most watch lovers would shrink in horror - hammer testing a skeleton perpetual, anyone? Cheers, Dirk

Yes Dirk..the next set of pics would show a hammer test!

By: bernard cheong : January 4th, 2008-00:44

thats amazing..

By: rijowysock : January 3rd, 2008-19:23

i was debating between the big ingy and the 233 and it was really close.. but this attention to detail made me wanna go with the big Ingy... calling AD tomorrow :-D riley

The inhouse Homologation Department heralds back to the early 1990s

By: bernard cheong : January 4th, 2008-00:54

IWC was an axis from which operated JLC and Lange and iWC. The inhouse tests allowed a flexibility of monitoring materials that were ordered from sub contractors, this was then passed on to in house manufacture or onwards to other sub contractors for cutt...

Sampling

By: BDLJ : January 4th, 2008-18:48

I love the synthetic strap on the black bezel ingenieurs...

By: DRMW : January 3rd, 2008-19:36

Very comfortable. I think I need to buy one. Thanks for the great report!

The synthetic strap sed is just about special in many ways

By: bernard cheong : January 4th, 2008-01:04

Impressive...

By: Tony C. : January 3rd, 2008-20:30

thanks for posting, Bernard. And it reminds me of how odd it is that we have no IWC forum here... ;> ` Regards, Tony C.