This watch was introduced in 1980 as a 3700 and evolved from there. I presume the 3702 is from the mid-80's and yes, it is Titanium. More info here:

I think however that they were NOT the first fully titanium watches. If memory serves me well it was 1983 when the Oceans came to light whereas it was already in 1980 that IWC introduced the Porsche Design Titan Chrono ref. 3700. Below, back row: 3529 / 3

Ok, perhaps this one falls more into the category "Young-timer" than real vintage but still: This is an early (1981) IWC Porsche Design Titanium Chronograph on which IWC tested the so called geometry-2 (Geo2) bracelet. The Geo2 bracelet was finally introd

You all have a great week ahead of you! Cheers, HSTE (from left to right: AP RO A-12xx "Karl" (Genta), AP RO A-8xx (Genta), Vacheron Constantin 222 "Jumbo" (Hysek), IWC Ingenieur 1832 (Genta), Paket Nautilus 3700(Genta), IWC Yacht Club II "Automatic" (Gen

The only one I was able to get into my collection is an all Titanium IWC Porsche Design Chrono 3700 which was tested on the next generation bracelet that would change the reference into 3702 later on. Cheers, HSTE

So, let me reveal the mystery on yesterday's "teaser": this is going to be a geek entry about the late 1970ies, about a company concentrating back then on technical innovation, about a collaboration with Porsche Design. When IWC started its collaboration

Another topic that - at one time of building my collection - built "itself" was to have the first four generations of IWC Ingenieur watches, all 1) in steel, 2) with steel bracelet and 3) black dial. They cover a time span from 1955 until 1992. The Ingeni

The first model was the 3700. See enclosed pictures. My 3700 was one of the first 500 produced (they individually numbered those first 500 on the back). Main distinctive features of the original 3700: - watch the dial inscriptions: what is written above t

Since I will probably not be able to get down to "just one watch" in my collection (see my previous post here: www.watchprosite.com ), I was thinking of what watches would be in a realistic/attainable "curated" collection of around 10 or so watches (vinta

The Porsche Design by IWC Ocean 2000 By Su JiaXian In 1978, amidst the quartz crisis, IWC and Porsche Design began a collaboration that would last twenty years and spawn many ground breaking timepieces. One of them was the world’s first wristwatch with ti