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Engineering beyond time

For over 150 years, IWC has combined tradition, innovation, and precision to engineer six watch families handcrafted in Schaffhausen. The art takes place under ideal watchmaking conditions: a centuries-old horological tradition, modern factory premises, and a hydropower plant driven by the Rhine to run machines. 

The Maison masters every step of the production process behind in-house movements and complications such as the minute repeater, the tourbillon and the perpetual calendar.

Black Ingenieur SL being assembled

founded

1868 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland

CEO

Chris Grainger-Herr

store network

232
Ingenieur SL gold watch shown on a wrist

The rebirth of a legend

Nearly 50 years after Gérald Genta created the Ingenieur SL, IWC Schaffhausen re-launched the iconic design in 2023. The modern IWC Ingenieur is a faithful distillation of the original design with the proportions, ergonomics and striking visual balance of a sports watch for the 21st century – perfected and refined down to the smallest detail.

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Watches, watch accessories

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Intricate design balanced with mechanical finesse

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Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025

A unique engineering approach to watchmaking

IWC Schaffhausen presents the Ingenieur Automatic 42 in black ceramic, a combination of the Gérald Genta-derived integrated bracelet design with a full ceramic execution for the first time.

The Maison also brings its Ingenieur and Pilot’s Watches collections further beyond limits with new timepieces that unite perfect ergonomics and high-performance.

Discover the best of human craftsmanship and creativity with cutting-edge technology and processes.

Homo Faber 2024: The Journey of Life

Presenting the Perpetual Studio

The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer presents its Perpetual Studio, explaining its engineering approach to fine watchmaking, alongside the highlights of its new Portugieser collection. Live demonstrations of the assembling of a high complication watch take place throughout the entire duration of the exhibition.

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  • Start. Your. Engines. F1 The Movie debuts in cinemas next month, starring IWC as official sponsor of the APXGP team. 📸 (Ref. IW388309) Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph in 18-carat 5N gold. 🔗 Link in bio. See F1 The Movie only in cinemas this June. #IWCwatches | #IWCracing | #IWCpilot | #TheReference | #F1TheMovie
  • 474 individually assembled components power the movement of the new Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month. Large, rotating golden discs display the calendar information, introducing a digital version of the IWC perpetual calendar. 📸 IW388801 🔗 Link in bio. #IWCwatches | #IWCpilot
  • Advanced engineering. IWC adapts its SPRIN-g PROTECT® shock absorber system to cushion a tourbillon for the first time, protecting the mechanism from shocks in excess of 10,000 g. To reduce the overall mass, the dial and movement of the Big Pilot’s Watch Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL have been meticulously skeletonized. 📸 IW357701 🔗 Link in bio. #IWCwatches | #IWCpilot
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