IWC Schaffhausen
IWC Schaffhausen

Da Vinci

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Da Vinci

1969

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
The house

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
Headquarters
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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
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