Heavy duty classic: this April 30, 1979 IWC Ingenieur ..
ref. 1832 with the incredible Pellaton caliber 8541ES. This - back then - commercial failure (too heavy, too thick, too expensive) was produced from 1976/77-1984 in only 543 pieces. Cheers, HSTE ...
Oh, there I 100% agree! But back then: wrong watch at the wrong time.
Today: great revival. But not close to the original. Cheers, HSTE
A modern reinterpretation of the classic Gérald Genta-designed Ingenieur from the 1970s.
The "1832" in its name references the first Ingenieur SL (Ref. 1832) from 1976 , which was itself a tribute to the 1955 Ingenieur (Ref. 666) , IWC's first anti-magnetic watch. From the interwebs.
Thanks Bill. You know my principle: condition, condition, condition. And this one (as my 1832) are in ....
...probably almost unworn kind of MINT contidion. I also had the Ingenieur 866 (with blue sunburst dial and as prototype pilot watch, picture of the latter attached) but sold both of them. Cheers, HSTE ...
Superb watch - and shape (as all of yours) 👌🏻👍🏻
Do you have a rare one, where the bezel is actually aligned to the 12 o’clock marker? I believe that was not designed that way back in the day?
It is actually slightly off and I love it.
As you write, the holes ended up randomly and are different in every 1832 Cheers, HSTE
I also like that way more…
But I guess they couldn’t convince themselves to do it that way in the current re-edition 😊🤷🏻♂️
Amazing!
Hard to believe nowadays this was a commercial failure, and only 6 months younger than me!
That really is a stunning looking vintage IWC Ingenieur
That dial is just gorgeous and the overall look and the condition for what is nearly a 50 year old watch is just incredible. Wear and enjoy it in good health. Marc