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.

Watch assembling

founded

1868 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland

CEO

Chris Grainger-Herr

store network

223
A watch

Pioneers of luxury watches

Bringing together up to several hundred individual parts to create outstanding wristwatches, each watch is individually assembled.

The Portugieser family is one of the oldest and best-known watches. The iconic design includes an imposing size, simple Arabic numerals, slim feuille hands and railway-track-style chapter ring. Another style symbol, Ingenieur combines rugged sportiness with an extreme robustness which includes shock protection and reliable screening from magnetic fields.

product lines

Watches, watch accessories

savoir-faire

Intricate design balanced with mechanical finesse

About IWC Schaffhausen

Job opportunities

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Learn more about jobs at IWC Schaffhausen and if you do not find a job that matches your expectations today, we invite you to submit your profile for future opportunities.

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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Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024


Venturing further than ever before

IWC pushes boundaries once again at Watches and Wonders 2024, introducing the Portugieser Eternal Calendar, its first secular perpetual calendar.

Touch limits of eternity with the Maison’s unique engineering approach to fine watchmaking.


IWC Schaffhausen on social media

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