Jester
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Wow, thanks for the pictures. Is this 'torture' chamber in the same
main building as the reception? Don't remember seeing that during my last visit but then again, it was almost 8years ago...
IWC stainless Steel cases being tested for corrosion (in house homologation)
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
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
thats amazing..
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
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...
I love the synthetic strap on the black bezel ingenieurs...
Very comfortable. I think I need to buy one. Thanks for the great report!
Impressive...
thanks for posting, Bernard. And it reminds me of how odd it is that we have no IWC forum here... ;> ` Regards, Tony C.
Very impressive read!
Hi Dr, Nice to go through the post you put up,very interesting indeed.Thanks for sharing and cant wait for you next post.(hammer).I have read through the IWC magazine about this hammer testing procedure and etc. Thanks. BHK9