Tag: IWC

  • Video Review: The IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 3289

    Video Review: The IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 3289

    Back in 2020, with much of the world in lockdown, the watch industry was entering something of a supercharged state. Hype was building to an all-time high, and a certain era of retro styled integrated bracelet sports watches were leading the charge. Brands with anything resembling an integrated sports watch in their back catalog rushed…

  • Five Watches from 2023 That Are Worth Remembering

    Five Watches from 2023 That Are Worth Remembering

    This year continued the trend of frantic release schedules by most brands, offering new renditions, re-launching collections, or even introducing new collections altogether at break-neck pace. There was no shortage of truly great watches released this year, leaving us mostly spoiled for choice, but there are always a small handful that make a deeper impression…

  • The IWC Ingenieur 3239 Retrospective

    The IWC Ingenieur 3239 Retrospective

    The IWC Ingenieur has a varied past that spans multiple generations and identities, having reinvented itself most recently in 2023 with a hard reset back to its Gerald Genta era design language. It was a move IWC enthusiasts had been asking for since CEO Chris Grainger took the reins from Georges Kern back in 2017.…

  • IWC Hits the Big Screen with New Perpetual Calendar Aquatimer

    IWC Hits the Big Screen with New Perpetual Calendar Aquatimer

    Creating a complicated dive watch presents some unique challenges, making for a tricky subcategory of the genre. A dive watch is meant to be simple and easy to use in compromised visibility, afterall, so the idea of layering in any unnecessary information runs counter to the core purpose of the watch. But that doesn’t mean…