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The latest news and insight on IWC Schaffhausen, a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer

last updated:

14 August, 2024

Pushing boundaries (from left): De Bethune Kind of Grande Complication, IWC Portugeisier Eternal Calendar, Jaeger LeCoultre Duometre Heliotourbillon. Photos: Handout

Mechanical marvels: when watchmakers push horological boundaries

Luxury maisons showcase extreme engineering feats through their complex timepieces that include intricate designs and groundbreaking technology.

8 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

The boldest complications revealed at Watches and Wonders 2024

14 May 2024 - 10:00AM

Watches and Wonders 2024: Style’s wrap from the world’s biggest watch fair

22 Apr 2024 - 2:15PM

5 most impressive perpetual calendar watches for the leap year of 2024

Some horology enthusiasts would argue that ultra-complicated timepieces are frivolous – particularly the perpetual calendar function seen in these watches by Bulgari, A. Lange & Söhne and IWC

29 Feb 2024 - 4:00PM

Five perpetual calendar timepieces as we welcome the extra day of the leap year on February 29, from the likes of IWC, Bulgari and Glashütte. Photos: Handout

Titan of time: 6 titanium watches every collector should clock in 2023

Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock

24 Nov 2023 - 2:05PM

Watches and Wonders returns to Shanghai for its third edition in September

Mark your calendars – Watches and Wonders has just confirmed its third-ever Shanghai edition taking place this September with brands from Cartier to Panerai showing off their creations

15 Jun 2023 - 5:43PM

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Why watch brands should focus on one collection – except if you’re Rolex

How do you capture a prospective buyer’s attention in an overcrowded watch market? One trick is to focus on iconic collections that have set generations of watch lovers dreaming

1 May 2023 - 8:00AM

One way to capture attention in an overcrowded watch market is to focus on iconic collections, such as Tudor does with its Black Bay. Photo: Tudor

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Inside Lewis Hamilton’s luxury watch collection, from Rolex to IWC

The IWC brand ambassador and racing champ caused a stir by protesting F1’s no jewellery ban, wearing three watches to a press conference, but what other timepieces does he own?

15 Jun 2022 - 4:48PM

Watches and Wonders 2022: 5 new timepieces riding the green dial trend

Green dials are here to stay, and luxury watchmakers each have their own exciting take on the trend, from Patek Philippe, Hublot and IWC, to Panerai and Moser & Cie

29 Apr 2022 - 4:30PM

Swiss luxury-watch makers swap leather for plant-based bands

Greubel Forsey, whose watches sell for over US$200,000, will use vegan leather from January 2022. It joins brands such as Hermès and IWC Schaffhausen in turning greener to draw young buyers.

3 Jul 2021 - 8:15PM

Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey will begin using plant-based bands from January 2022. Source: Greubel Forsey

What Kim Jong-un’s IWC watch says about his weight

Last year, South Korean spies estimated Kim Jong-un to weigh at least 136kg – but new pictures suggest a dramatic transformation

10 Jun 2021 - 2:59PM

Kim Jong-un’s weight has provoked concerns about the North Korean leader’s health. Photos: Reuters, @martyn_williams/Twitter

Rolex winners, Swatch losers after rough year for Swiss luxury watches

More expensive Swiss luxury watch brands have coped with the pandemic better than cheaper counterparts, a report says, with strong Chinese demand for mid-price brands driving the market.

10 Feb 2021 - 6:45PM

How luxury watchmakers have embraced VR online boutiques during Covid-19

Watch brands are trying out augmented reality headsets and virtual assistants – while old-school holdouts, like Rolex, insist technology is not immersive enough yet

6 Oct 2020 - 10:08AM

Why Breitling, Chopard and others can’t resist flirting with the past

Brands find answers for their latest releases by delving way back into their 20th-century archives

7 Dec 2019 - 4:00PM

Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Chronograph

SIHH 2019: IWC’s Spitfire and Top Gun timepieces reach for the sky

Latest collections expand on the Pilot’s Watch theme and display the stylish practicality associated with the brand

22 Mar 2019 - 5:00PM

IWC's Spitfire collection draws inspiration from the iconic fighter plane.

Top 11 timepieces for men at SIHH 2019

From Audemars Piguet’s Code 11.59 to the Hermès Arceau L’Heure De La Lune, the annual Geneva fair saw an impressive range from the world’s best luxury watchmakers

24 Jan 2019 - 5:59PMvideocam

SIHH 2019: IWC takes flight with new Top Gun and Spitfire Pilot’s Watches

The brand launches the lines alongside special-edition Le Petit Prince timepieces, while debuting two sturdy new materials – ceretanium and hard gold

16 Jan 2019 - 12:04PM

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Check out this US$1 million watch Sylvester Stallone helped create

Watches from Panerai, Ralph Lauren, Audemars Piguet and Blancpain are also a timely gift

23 Dec 2018 - 10:02AM

Richard Mille’s RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure

IWC celebrates 150 years of history with pop-up store

The store features a small cafe manned by Urban Coffee Roaster

25 Apr 2018 - 3:00PM

IWC now offers Santoni leather accessories in six boutiques

Crafted in high-quality calf leather, the accessories echo IWC timepieces and the colours of Santoni bracelets

26 Mar 2018 - 12:10PM

SIHH 2018: IWC celebrates 150th anniversary with limited-edition timepieces

14 Jan 2018 - 6:00PM

IWC Portugieser Constant-Force Tourbillon 150 Year Edition.

IWC launches Da Vinci watches for women at SIHH 2017

27 Mar 2017 - 12:21PM

Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 for women

IWC launches Da Vinci collection with star-studded Geneva gala

23 Jan 2017 - 1:00PMvideocam

IWC taps women’s market with Da Vinci watches

20 Jan 2017 - 4:17PM

Watches set to steal the spotlight at SIHH 2017

20 Jan 2017 - 4:17PM

New novelties from Audemars Piguet, Roger Dubuis, HYT, IWC, Panerai and Jaeger LeCoultre are sure to impress

IWC shows Pilot watches in Hong Kong

2 Dec 2016 - 12:54PM

IWC shows Pilot watches in Hong Kong

IWC celebrates launch of Pilot's Watches with star-studded party

2 Dec 2016 - 12:51PM

IWC and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation collaborate with Hong Kong's Pacific Place to present two Little Prince exhibitions

2 Dec 2016 - 12:53PM

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