IWC Watches
IWC Watches Company was founded by an American named Ariosto Jones, in the year 1868. Ariosto planned to establish his International Watch Company in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. From there, he decided to supply USA, accurate movements. Soon, accurate watches with original chronometer started appearing, after establishment of the company.
In 1885, the company produced a pocket watch with digital display. The company also manufactured very durable watches for pilots and divers. Pilot’s watches were fitted with special protection against magnetic fields. Diver’s watches were specially made to work under high pressure to depth of even 2000 meters.
The company also produced movements with automatic mechanism. They also introduced new types of winding such as pellaton winding mechanism and unsurpassed winding system, which are still widely being used today in automatic movement watch factories.
Today, the IWC Watches Company is manufacturing a large number of wrist watches in sophisticated designs. Some of IWC watches are illustrated below.
DA VINCI
DA VINCI is one of classic watches of IWC Watches. It has self winding mechanical chronograph movement with 39 jewels. It has perpetual calendar with perpetual moon phase display and four digit year display. It is water resistant to 30 meters. Its case is 18 ct. rose gold with crocodile leather strap. Case is 41.5mm in diameter.
Grande Complication
It is one of the world’s most demanding wrist watches of IWC Watches Company. It has movement with self winding mechanism. It has minute repeater, perpetual calendar, four digit year display and perpetual moon phase display. It has convex sapphire glass. It is water resistant to 10 meters. Case diameter is 42.2 mm. Grande Complication is available in platinum with platinum bracelet, as well as in crocodile leather strap. It is also available in 18 ct. yellow gold with 18 ct. golden bracelet. Grande Complication is one of special watch of IWC.
Ingenieur
Ingenieur watches are unique in manufacturing. Ingenieur contains five types of watches. Ingenieur Automatic, Ingenieur Chronograph, Ingenieur Midsize, Ingenieur Automatic AMG and Ingenieur Chronograph AMG. Out of them, two are briefly explained.
Ingenieur Midsize has mechanical movement with automatic winding. It has 42 hours power reserve. It displays date with crown activated rapid calendar. It has sapphire glass which is antireflective on both sides. It is water resistant to 120 meters. It has metal bracelet with folding clasp. It is one of dress watches of IWC Watches Company.
Ingenieur Automatic AMG has mechanical movement with automatic palleton winding system. It has power reserve of 44 hours, when fully wound. It displays date with crown-activated rapid calendar advance. It has Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields of up to 80,000 A/m. It has integrated shock absorbing system. It is water resistant to 120 meters.
The watches of IWC Watches Company are mostly classical. IWC specially produces watches for sportsmen, swimmers and pilots. Their watches are very durable, reliable and accurate in their movements. Their watches are available anywhere in the market.
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