IWC Schaffhausen
A German-founded Swiss manufacture famed for its robust Pellaton winding system and Kurt Klaus's ingeniously engineered perpetual calendar mechanism.
- Founded
- 1868
- Founder
- Florentine Ariosto Jones
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Status
- Subsidiary of Richemont
- Signature materials
- Ceratanium, titanium, bronze, 18k gold, Cermet ceramic-metal composite
- Signature movements
- In-house calibre 52000 and 82000 families, Pellaton automatic winding system
- Notable designers
- Kurt Klaus
- Collections
- 6
Collections & specifications
Pilot's Watch
IWC's foundational aviator line, tracing back to the Spezialuhr für Flieger, prized for exceptional legibility and anti-magnetic protection.
- Category
- Aviation watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, titanium, bronze, Ceratanium
- Sizes
- 39mm, 41mm, 43mm
- Dial
- Matte black dial with triangle-and-dots at 12
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Leather strap or textile NATO-style strap
- Movements
- Calibre 32111, Calibre 69380
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 45–120 hours
- Water resistance
- 60m (6 ATM)
- Complications
- Date · Chronograph (select refs)
- Key references
- IW388001, IW326801
- Price band
- $5,500–$14,000
Portugieser
Originally created for Portuguese merchants who wanted marine chronometer precision on the wrist, now IWC's flagship elegant line.
- Category
- Classic dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, 18k red and white gold, platinum
- Sizes
- 40.4mm, 42.3mm, 44.2mm
- Dial
- Silver-plated dial with railway track and slim numerals
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 52010, Calibre 69355
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 7 days (52000 family)
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar · Chronograph · Power reserve indicator
- Key references
- IW371617, IW500705
- Price band
- $7,500–$45,000
Portofino
Named for the Italian coastal town, IWC's most restrained, minimalist dress collection with clean dials and slender cases.
- Category
- Understated dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, 18k red gold
- Sizes
- 40mm, 42mm
- Dial
- Sunburst or matte dial with simple baton or Arabic markers
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 35111
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Complications
- Date
- Key references
- IW356501
- Price band
- $5,000–$9,500
Ingenieur
Engineered by Gérald Genta for engineers and scientists exposed to magnetic fields, later reimagined as an integrated-bracelet sport watch.
- Category
- Anti-magnetic sport watch
- Designers
- Gérald Genta
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, titanium
- Sizes
- 40mm, 42mm
- Dial
- Vertically brushed dial with soft-iron inner case shielding
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet or rubber strap
- Movements
- Calibre 32111
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 120 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Complications
- Date
- Key references
- IW328902
- Price band
- $8,000–$14,000
Aquatimer
IWC's professional diving line, notable for its patented SafeDive external/internal bezel system for accurate dive time tracking.
- Category
- Dive watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, titanium, ceramic
- Sizes
- 42mm, 44mm
- Dial
- Black dial with luminous dive markers
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap or NATO textile strap
- Movements
- Calibre 30110
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
- Water resistance
- 300m (30 ATM)
- Complications
- Date
- Key references
- IW329001
- Price band
- $5,900–$10,000
Da Vinci
Originally a round watch that later became famous in a tonneau case, home to some of IWC's most complex perpetual calendar chronographs.
- Category
- Complicated dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, 18k red gold
- Sizes
- 42mm, 43mm
- Dial
- Silver-plated dial with moonphase and calendar sub-dials
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 89630
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 68 hours
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar · Chronograph · Moonphase
- Key references
- IW392101
- Price band
- $18,000–$35,000