Schaffhausen/Geneva, 14 th April, 2026: IWC Schaffhausen introduces the Ingenieur Tourbillon 41 at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. The new flagship Ingenieur model pairs a case and bracelet crafted from 18-carat 5N gold with an olive green “Grid” dial. The
My last watch-related visit in Florence was to the IWC Boutique. I first tried on the titanium Ingenieur Automatic 40 (ref. IW328904) and was disappointed : I didn't respond to the look of the metal nor to the blackened hands and indexes. And the fit on t
Schaffhausen, 3 rd July 2025: IWC Schaffhausen introduces the Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph. Limited to 100 pieces, this masterwork of fine watchmaking combines a flying minute tourbillon with a retrograde date display and a flyback chrono
for platinum and for the back. I personally like the YG variant and the watch face which reminds me of Patek's ref. 5001T (Sky Moon Tourbillon). Best, Emmanuel
After the Breguet Marine Royale Alarm yesterday and the Hautlence Vortex Bronze this morning, here's another " beast " not often highlighted. Presented in 1993 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the manufacture in Schaffhausen, the IWC Il Destriero S
Unless I just don't really understand how Tourbillons work I am struggling to see why they would perform the same function yet consist of a different number of parts and yet still weigh the same. I do understand that a Tourbillon is a mechanism that rotat
But I am a little confused about the Flying Minute Tourbillon as I noticed they looked different in the two watches and having read your great and informative post discovered that the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon consists of 85 parts an
Schaffhausen, 21 st May 2025: IWC Schaffhausen presents two new Pilot’s Watches dedicated to Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s famous novel, “The Little Prince”. The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Le Petit Prince combines a blue ceramic case and