10 February, 20123 comments
Having just celebrated the Laureus World Sports Awards in London, we at IWC Schaffhausen feel proud to be involved with an organization like the Laureus Foundation, and to be presenting this year’s Portofino Chronograph Edition Laureus to the world in these days
3 February, 20120 comments
Brunello Cucinelli first came to Solomeo, not far from the provincial capital, Perugia, in 1985
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Having just celebrated the Laureus World Sports Awards in London, we at IWC Schaffhausen feel proud to be involved with an organization like the Laureus Foundation, and to be presenting this year’s Portofino Chronograph Edition Laureus to the world in these days
10 February, 20123 comments
IWC Schaffhausen celebrated the 13th annual Laureus World Sports Awards in London on February 6th, 2012, with a star studded ceremony that gave top honors to Novak Djokovic and Vivian Cheruiyot
7 February, 20121 comment
Brunello Cucinelli first came to Solomeo, not far from the provincial capital, Perugia, in 1985
3 February, 20120 comments
At SIHH 2012 in Geneva, IWC had a banner year: the year of the high flyers
23 January, 20123 comments
Much has been said and written about our booth. But with this video, there is no need for words
20 January, 20122 comments
IWC has dubbed 2012 the Year of the High Flyers. In these two videos, introduced by CEO Georges Kern, IWC's Creative Director Christian Knoop takes you through all major Novelties to the Pilot's Watches
19 January, 20121 comment
Every year, IWC is lauded at SIHH – the Salon International de l’Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, for having the biggest and most spectacular booth.
17 January, 20120 comments
We are pleased to welcome you on IWC's flight to the heights of the world of Top Gun. View the video, and join us as we soar into the danger zone.
16 January, 20121 comment
It's no flight of fancy that IWC Pilot’s Watches have become icons. Exceedingly popular, they represent IWC values, defining the entire genre of pilot’s watches within the Swiss watch industry.
13 January, 20122 comments
Where would IWC be today without the efforts of this one man? Without Günter Blümlein, it would certainly never have enjoyed its success of the past 30 years
22 December, 20116 comments
George Mallory, the famous British mountaineer who lost his life ascending Mt. Everest, was asked in 1924 why he would attempt that climb. His reply is among the most famous about mountaineering: “Because it's there”
20 December, 20113 comments
MR PORTER is the first global online retail destination for men‘s style, combining editorial content with the best international menswear designers
16 December, 20112 comments
Hidden away in an quiet corner of Schaffhausen near the storied Rhine Falls in the tiny town of Neuhausen, stands a little-known Swiss IWC Manufactory.
29 November, 20119 comments
Get ready to hoist your sails, plot your course and beat the competition in the Volvo Ocean Race Game 2011-2012
17 November, 20110 comments
For the first time ever, IWC turns the worlds in which its products are rooted into the subject of an international image campaign
11 November, 20118 comments
Follow the progress and excitement of the Volvo Ocean Race with this live interactive tool
3 November, 20112 comments
Meet Azzam, the IWC Volvo Ocean Race's team ticket to victory. Our boat, designed by USA's Farr Yacht Design and built by Persico S.p.A in Italy, is one of the most sophisticated boats ever constructed
17 October, 20110 comments
Since she saw David de Rothschild wearing his Ingenieur Mission Earth, she simply will not take it off and it goes everywhere with her
15 October, 20112 comments
MR PORTER is the first global online retail destination for men‘s style, combining editorial content with the best international menswear designers
12 October, 20110 comments
With his digital take on the world, 26-year old Josh Spear is helping companies around the world to stay ahead of the curve
8 October, 20110 comments
Unique, and utterly fascinating: it is impossible not to be awe-struck by the wealth of flora and fauna in the Galapagos Islands
4 October, 20110 comments
The ever-increasing demand for luxury watches translates into a growing demand for qualified craftsmen and women to service these products
4 October, 20110 comments
Meet Ian Walker, Skipper: Ian Walker, a two time Olympic silver champion, is one of Britain’s foremost sailors and sailing managers, and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s skipper
30 September, 20112 comments
Of the many legendary hand-wound movements made by IWC, the 87 calibre holds a very special place
28 September, 20111 comment
Giovanni Zonzini is a racing driver and watch collector from San Marino. For him, it is an article of belief that cars and watches have to be reliable
14 September, 20110 comments
The new IWC Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titanium is a top-quality time machine and a masterpiece of engineering at its finest built to appeal to men
12 September, 20112 comments
Most mornings he is still to be seen on the beach in his wetsuit: board and man silhoutted agains the rising sun
1 September, 20111 comment
You love the watch, now own the look
29 August, 20113 comments
The Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia is another star up in the firmament of Haute Horlogerie radiating from IWC Schaffhausen. Ten years of intensive development work have gone into this impressive masterpiece
29 August, 20112 comments
At IWC, we advance the limits of artistry and craftsmanship; in the Volvo Ocean Race, competitors push the limits of human achievement
29 August, 20115 comments
ESO is one of Europe’s leading astronomical research organizations and operates the world’s most scientifically productive observatory
29 August, 20110 comments
Hansjörg Kittlas about the love of his life - the minute repeater
24 August, 20110 comments
You own the watch, now own the look
19 August, 20111 comment
C. G. Jung (1875 – 1961) famous as the founder of analytic psychology, was married to the daughter of the owner of IWC and was himself thus a co-owner of the Schaffhausen watch manufactures
19 August, 20113 comments
MR PORTER celebrate the Portofino look, lightening the tailored look for a more relaxed take on summer dressing
9 June, 20117 comments
Watch connoisseurs are no longer divided by the question as to whether to wind their watches by hand or to leave this particular job to gravity. But there is still one significant difference, as any “hand-wound” devotee will tell you
24 May, 20113 comments
As an airline pilot, Schaffhausen-born Hans-Conrad Stamm travels the world. But his passion is for collecting watches made in his hometown
24 May, 20112 comments
Dennis Lee is currently establishing the market for IWC in the enormous region of China
24 May, 20114 comments
Even today he can still feel the sense of pride that accompanied his first IWC steel watch, a Portuguese bought second-hand and paid for in installments
24 May, 20110 comments
Collecting is in Song Chau Fong's blood. So when one day he fell in love with his first IWC watch, his fate was sealed
24 May, 20113 comments
For many years, the iconic brand Lotus led the quiet life of a wallflower. Now, with the presentation of no fewer than six new cars, it has created a sensation. Swiss CEO Dany Bahar is the man behind the bold vision for a new Lotus
24 May, 20112 comments
The route from Genoa to Portofino takes in one of the loveliest stretches of the Ligurian Riviera and is the perfect choice for a long weekend
30 March, 20112 comments
When I sit by the harbour at Portofino, time seems to stand still. The scene is still the same as 50 years ago, when Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton strolled across the Piazzetta: a huddle of gaily coloured houses and fishing boats rocking gently on a shimmering sea. For half a century now...
15 January, 20117 comments
The Santonis – father and son – produce elegant shoes of the highest quality with hand-stitched seams and multiple coats of leather dye from their Italian factory
1 October, 201015 comments
The new IWC Flagship Boutique in Hong Kong is much more than a store for IWC watches it is a transport into the interactive worlds of IWC Schaffhausen
1 July, 20107 comments
I am not a typical collector. I’m not too concerned with the outside of a watch. For me the important thing is what’s inside
1 July, 20101 comment
He has finally stumbled upon a way of spending money that has bought himself something he could never have afforded in his old life – fulfillment
1 July, 20102 comments
The Grande Complication celebrated its 20th birthday in a new case and joined the Portuguese family. Its suitability for everyday use and the wealth of fascinating functions remains unmatched
1 July, 201016 comments
The Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic captivates with an exclusive combination of ceramic and polished titanium materials
1 July, 20103 comments
Watchmaker Jürg Rüeger looks after the health of the roughly one thousand precious timepieces in the IWC Museum
1 July, 20100 comments
Christine Schlatter trained as a watchmaker with IWC. For the past ten years, she has been showing visitors around the factory in Schaffhausen
1 April, 20101 comment
Novelist Paulo Coelho and comic strip artist Enki Bilal talk about their joint literary and artistic interpretation for the IWC Book "IWC Schaffhausen. Engineering Time since 1868"
1 April, 20100 comments
IWC Schaffhausen visits the experienced Eurostar pilot at the Zell airbase in Bavaria
1 April, 20102 comments
In 2000, after five years of development, IWC unveiled the Portuguese Automatic with the 5000 calibre, a movement that had been designed and produced in its own workshops
1 April, 20105 comments
In this enormous tome from IWC, “IWC Schaffhausen. Engineering Time since 1868”, the story of the watchmaking company from Schaffhausen is told in greater detail than ever before
1 April, 20104 comments
Of course he would not dream of venturing out around his favourite haunts around the Mediterranean without a proper wristwatch
1 April, 20100 comments
The Portuguese Automatic, whose timeless elegance is matched by its technical perfection, makes its grand entrance as a classic horological beauty
18 January, 20104 comments
The legendary name of this unpretentious watch with its automatic winding system and its movement spring-mounted in the case is back
18 January, 20103 comments
The Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère has now metamorphosed into the Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde and features a date display that reverts to its original position at the end of the month
1 January, 20102 comments
A sextant is an optical measuring device used to determine the angle between a celestial body – preferably the sun – and the horizon, and from this to determine the position of a ship
1 January, 20103 comments
Nobody has wielded a greater influence on modern English football than Arsenal Manager Arsène Wenger
1 January, 20101 comment
Eight years ago, Nad Zakem bought his first IWC. Since then, the Canadian has turned into an expert, and passionate collector
1 January, 20105 comments
As head timer, Jean Häberli was responsible for the accuracy of watches leaving the factory. This was a far more complicated task back then than nowadays
1 January, 20100 comments
You see for him, his IWC is a proper machine of the old school, something which, rather like hand-wound man himself, is utterly dependable
1 January, 20101 comment
Sailing means freedom, dynamism, enjoying life, being at one with nature, with the heaving sea. For IWC, Patrice Quesnel took the luxury sailing yacht Moonbird for a run off Monaco
1 January, 20101 comment
1 January, 20102 comments
Any watchmaker who is allowed to work at one of the benches in the "Complications" department at IWC in Schaffhausen has definitely made it to the top of his trade
1 October, 20094 comments
Watchmaker Peter von Gunten has played a major role in the rapid expansion of IWC's service department in recent years
1 July, 20092 comments
