IWC was founded in 1868, the watch has been 140 years. Founding place called Schaffhausen, where a clock of history can be traced back to the early 15th century, a full 459 years earlier than IWC. However, after tabulation by IWC factory, time accuracy, only starting to be firmly in their hands.
IWC was created by Boston engineer Foluolunting - Jones (Florentine A. Jones), his factory on the Rhine in Switzerland, founded the earliest mechanical watchmaking factory, to achieve his original vision - to replace part of the artificial mechanical create more accurate parts, and then from the top of the watch division assembled superior quality watch.
1868, IWC introduced the first pocket watch, and since then, IWC Swiss watch industry in many ways to obtain a special status, while the world watches manufacturing industry also plays a decisive role.
1868, IWC founder Foluolunting - Jones for the use of Swiss watchmaking technology and cheap labor, and local water resources to the production, export clocks in response to many U.S. companies compete in emerging watches, Rui Shidong by the United States moved to the north Schaffhausen establishment of IWC (International Watch Company).
Since then, IWC watch the company produced the popularity of the late 19th century, early 20th century watch market: in 1868 the development of the "Jones" brand pocket watch movement, greatly improved the pocket of the travel time and temperature constant level of accuracy, thus played IWC brand; in 1890 launched "GRANDE COMPLICATION" pocket watch, not only won the International Association of Kar watches and quality of outstanding certificates, but things soon become a collectors compete for orders, even when the pope, the emperor of Bulgaria and, later, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill This type has a IWC watches.
Early 20th century, IWC to shift the focus of production and operation of watch. World War I, it provides a large number of military and practical watches with luminous surface. World War II, it has successfully launched for the development of anti-magnetic watch the pilot. To 70 years, IWC is shielded form the basis of the developed timing features and directional compass to combine compass watch, and further facilitate the professional user. After launch of MARK is world famous.
20th century 60s, IWC face of the Japanese quartz digital watches to the Swiss watch-initiated impact, go with the tide, using new technologies and strategies to meet the challenges. It also launched the titanium watches for divers to use the "OCEAN" series, "VTRA SPORTIVO" ultra-thin watches, "PORTOFINO" series, so that leading Swiss watchmaker IWC among the ranks. The newly launched the world's first diving watch with mechanical depth gauge, and further shows the IWC earthshaking incredible creativity and imagination.
Since 1868, IWC produced only watch for each are recorded in the log book in the watch factory, more than a century, the record book has integrated several large volumes, this is the world record book only. Old records of the characters to take the contract number, after the case number, the material used, the weight of the watch, watch the master's name, completion date and the clock or the purchase watch names and other information. Ferdinand I, Tsar of Russia, Pope Piesse IX, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ... ... and so have owned one or more of the IWC watch.
At the same time since the 1868 years, IWC manufactured the important spare parts are stored in a high cupboard, the IWC's watchmaking division can even complete overhaul of the oldest watch movements to ensure that the watch many years later still accurate time. Because of that, IWC watch matching the heirlooms for future generations.
IWC is the only watchmaker's craft does not become a victim of the watch factory industrial revolution. IWC never pursue mass production, even until today, are loyal uphold the concept of inherent - IWC to do a small but quality is transcendence of the watch. Therefore, each made of only the watch by the IWC, even the most minor areas are handled perfectly, the good can be used under the care of a few years, and is widely collectors are eager to collect.
1880 Johannes - Laoxinbahe - Ferger take over the company, and the heritage of the IWC accurate, reliable and tabulation Everlasting culture, after four generations of tradition in setting, becoming the manufacturing sector in Europe and the world watches the classic template, and won the royal family, politicians, the Pope and the beloved leader of the elite. To the beginning of this century, more technology has been awarded the highest credit Schaffhausen certification glory, a symbol of supreme quality IWC promise.
Excellent quality and technology watch not only found in the new series, current series has been no less, such as the Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch it has won numerous professional journals around the world awards. Its origins in 1938, IWC Portuguese Series, is a large size when the famous factory account. Model the movement of its 50 611-million production of the country form their own family members of the 5000 models of movement, while the perpetual calendar watch the operation and Leonardo Da Vinci watch the same principle.
Subsection calendar watch is a fine arts and crafts, special instructions based on the watch needle weeks, date and month, together with the four digit year display window, this watch only nations can achieve. Another outstanding between gains and losses of its moon phase display, this function has always been the nations form an integral part of calendar watches. But the Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch unique is that it also shows the moon phases north and south hemisphere, not only that, it uses the larger phase of the moon disk, it can accommodate more than any other watch the number of gears, and precision has substantially increased. Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch in one day every 577 years before the error occurred, so far no other machine can match his watch.
Founder: Schaffhausen
Year: 1868
Country: Switzerland,
Respective organizations: Richemont
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