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For the fourth time, IWC Schaffhausen provides its support to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The company unveils a special edition watch - the new Portuguese Automatic, the iconic IWC watch that boasts distinctive design and supreme functionality.

The timepiece follows the steps of the Portuguese Chrono-Automatic watch created to support the Foundation in 2006, the Pilot Watch Chrono-Automatic in 2007 and the Da Vinci Chronograph in 2008.

The IWC Portuguese Automatic Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation watch is offered in a limited number of 1,000 pieces. The timepiece is powered by a mechanical IWC-in-house 51011-calibre movement, with a Pellaton winding mechanism that provides a 7-day power reserve. The movement animates a large-format date, as well as a small seconds hand and an indicator for the power reserve presented via separate sub-dials.  read more

In 2009, IWC Schaffhausen has enlarged its iconic Ingenieur collection with a new sophisticated model - the Big Ingenieur Chronograph. The timepiece accommodates the brand’s in-house chronograph caliber with Pellaton double-pawl winding mechanism.

The complex case of the IWC Big Ingenieur Chronograph watch, 45mm in diameter, is made of stainless steel, 18K rose gold, and platinum. The platinum version of the timepiece is limited to 250 pieces.

The case construction demonstrates a heart-winning union of brushed finish and refined polished accents, featured by the tachymeter bezel, and the lug edges. The screw-down winding crown is protected by twin guards. read more

IWC Schaffhausen has enlarged its iconic Aquatimer family of diver’s watches with a collection of new models. The recreated timepieces are bold from both technical and aesthetical point of view. The new collection has just been unveiled at SIHH 2009.

The IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 watch boasts remarkable water-resistance: as suggested by its name, it is 2000-meter water-resistant. The black dial of the watch is framed by a black external rotating bezel with the distinctive luminous 15-minute segment in yellow. The same color is used for the minute hand indicating the dive time.

The brand has also created another variation of the model that features a white dial with orange or white numerals presented on a white or dark blue rotating bezel. One more distinction is an orange hour hand.

The IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 watch is equipped with the 30110 calibre automatic movement. The timepiece is presented on either a stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap.

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IWC Schaffhausen has offered support to Adventure Ecology founder David de Rothschild and a unique expedition.

Adventure Ecology has selected leading scientists, adventurers, sailors, and creative personalities to join the Plastiki expedition. This summer, the crew will sail 10,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. They will sail in a one-of-a-kind 60-foot catamaran built from plastic bottles, srPET plastic and recycled waste products.

The Plastiki boat will pass through regions suffering from extreme ecological threats, including the largest rubbish dump in the oceans, named The Great Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch.

To commemorate Adventure Ecology’s bold expedition, IWC Schaffhausen unveils a special limited “Adventure Ecology” edition of the Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth watch. read more

In 2009, IWC collection of highly complicated watches has been joined by a fresh variation of the Portuguese Minute Repeater watch. The recreated watch boasts supreme elegance of the design and sophisticated mechanical movement.

The creators of the timepiece have come up with a new position of a subsidiary seconds sub-dial - it has been shifted from 9 to 6 o'clock. The new version of the IWC watch also demonstrates a case slightly bigger in diameter – now it measures 44mm in diameter. The case of the watch is crafted from 18-K gold or platinum.

The IWC watch features an elegant silvered dial completed with applied Arabic numerals, polished leaf-shaped hands, and a railroad minute track. The dial is protected by antireflective sapphire crystal. read more

The latest step of IWC Schaffhausen's expanding horizons in exclusive brand boutiques was the June 1st opening of a store unit in Hong Kong's Kowloon chic shopping district.

This event took place shortly after the Swiss watchmaker had announced a project of this kind in Singapore's ION Orchard shopping venue, planned to be open in July, 2009.

According to IWC, its leading boutique in Hong Kong will provide customers with a vast experience in brand lore, history as well as distinctive features.

IWC's watch collections are displayed in thematic rooms, designed in accordance with the unique idea each product’s creation is based on. For instance, the Portuguese and Da Vinci timepiece collections are exhibited in a "Classic Lifestyle Wing" with a luxurious Navigator's lounge tailored to create the yacht’s environment.

The aviation-suggested IWC Pilot's Watch Classic and Pilot's Watch Spitfire collections are showcased in a Sports Lifestyle Wing, which reminds of an officer's mess area.

For the atmosphere to be even more convincing, IWC displays aviator jackets made of buffalo leather. Besides, the visitors can try a Spitfire aircraft flight simulator.

In IWC CEO George Kern’s opinion, their leading boutique in Hong Kong is a real gem, one of the twenty-five IWC boutiques located all over the world, willing to welcome customers.

Etienne da Gramont, Managing Director of IWC North East Asia adds, they are proud that Hong Kong has been chosen as a home for opening one of the leading boutiques of IWC.
You can find IWC's new boutique on Ground Floor at 1881 Heritage, 2A Canton Road, Kowloon in the prestigious shopping mall that used to be the site for Marine Police Headquarters.

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The IWC Pilot's watches are items to be inherited by the generations to follow.The father's and the son's timepieces share some common features: The rhodium-plated dial in a silvery shade is characterized by supreme legibility. read more

While IWC is closely involved in the 'Laureus Sport for Good Foundation' and in important environment-protecting projects, the prominent footballer supports the fight against poverty acting as an ambassador for the UNDP, the United Nations' development program. The IWC Ingenieur Automatic is the best timepiece of the brand to match personal and professional characteristics of the football star. read more

The Da Vinci watch collection from IWC Schaffhausen is highly appreciated among real watch connoisseurs as it comprises technically and aesthetically sophisticated mechanical timepieces. The timepiece has been unveiled at SIHH 2009.

This year, the prominent IWC watch collection is joined by another timekeeping wonder - a complex wristwatch with a flyback chronograph and a unique perpetual calendar, with date, month, and leap year displayed in digital format.

The IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month watch is secured to the wrist on a broad alligator leather strap fitted with a folding clasp crafted in rose gold or platinum. The platinum variation of the timepiece will be available in a limited edition of 500 pieces.  read more

The IWC watchmakers opted to produce the case of the Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition TOP GUN from high-tech ceramic, while the watch's operating elements are crafted in titanium. The black case of the IWC pilot's watch measures 46 mm in diameter. read more

IWC Schaffhausen watchmaking specialists opted for high-tech black ceramic for the case of the IWC 2007 Top Gun edition of the Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph, while the operating elements of the timepiece are crafted in matte gray titanium. Rado became the first brand to use scratch-resistant materials in 1962 when it introduced the DiaStar crafted in a titanium and tungsten-carbide alloy read more

The IWC watch, secured to the wrist with a brown buffalo-leather strap, reveals a 44-mm case and dial of the tobacco color marked with a silver A. Its large, luminous Arabic numbers and hands glow in the dark. read more

The IWC UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupery limited edition watch has incorporated the UTC world time display, developed by the company 10 years ago. The single platinum edition of the model will be auctioned for a charity cause. read more

Now, the majestic tonneau case of the fine IWC Da Vinci Automatic has inspired IWC for creating an exciting gift for elegant woman of today.New IWC Da Vinci Automatic for ladies who like to adorn themselves in a noble manner represent useful and tasteful watches for everyday wearing. read more

The Vintage Portofino Hand-Wound watch pays tribute to the brand's famous Ref. 5251 watch, produced in limited numbers in the late 1990s. The Ref. 5251 Portofino watch was equipped with an old IWC pocket watch movement, the Caliber 9521. The original IWC Ref. 5251 represented an impressively large, yet deliciously flat watch. The timepiece revealed an amazing horizontal moonphase and small second display, with the beauty enhanced due to its idiosyncratic design.

The new Vintage Portofino Hand-Wound watch features the gorgeous vertical layout. The IWC watch houses a manually-wound pocket watch-type caliber with the elongated IWC 'Jones Index'.
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The 1980-s marked the period when IWC mechanics flourished. In 1985 IWC presented a new revolutionary watch called Da Vinci - a chronograph with the function of perpetual calendar. read more

The IWC pilot's watch is equipped with a mechanical high-precision movement, reliably protected against magnetic fields with help of the soft iron inner case. The mechanical chronograph movement - Calibre 79320 - offers aggregate time recording up to 12 hours, day and date display, and small seconds hand with stop function read more

IWC Schaffhausen is to offer at auction an exceptional, platinum version of the UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupery watch. The timepiece will be auctioned together with an original, signed copy of Saint Exupery's famous memoir Wind, Sand and Stars.

IWC's on-line auction will take place between December 8th -14th. The starting price is 39,000 US dollars. The money will be donated to the French Sipar association, a non-governmental group fighting illiteracy in Cambodia.

The platinum IWC Pilot's Watch UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupery reveals a tobacco brown dial. The watch is secured to the wrist on a rugged leather strap fitted with a platinum tang buckle.

The timepiece shows off two distinguishing details - Antoine de Exupery's "A" initial on the dial, and a commemorative case back with an engraved Latecoere 25 aircraft and the number 01/01.

The IWC watch accommodates the self-winding 30710 caliber, providing a secondary time zone display, sweep seconds and the date.

According to Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen, the timepiece has been created in respect for Antoine de Saint Exupery as a pilot and is not simply a piece of jewelry aimed at cosmopolitans. The unique watch will be auctioned off to offer more educational opportunities for children in Cambodia by improving their literacy."
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The heart of the timepiece is Calibre 50910, an exceptional IWC in-house automatic movement. The mechanism incorporates the innovative Pellaton winding system.  read more

Singaporean actor-director Ng Chin Han was sported wearing an IWC classic Portuguese Chrono-Automatic watch at the premiere of The Dark Knight held on July 14th, in New York City.

In the movie, the 38-year old Ng Chin Han played the role of Hong Kong mobster Lau. The premier was also attended by the co-stars - Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman. Chin Han admitted he was really pleased to have worked with such a great cast.

Before his work with Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan and the breakthrough role in the movie, Ng Chin Han played a range of supporting roles in a variety of independent movies. Chin Han has also applied his talent of the director in plays and musical adaptations. The actor was first presented to Singapore audiences in 1994, when he starred in the English TV drama 'Masters of the Sea'.
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