| www.victorinoxblog.com IWC's story IWC has been religiously practicing the fine art of watchmaking in Schaffhausen for 138 years. The fascination and challenge of manufacturing classical, timeless products while remaining at the forefront of the industry in design and technology have been the driving force behind numerous impressive achievements. Its motto, Probus Scafusia, expresses the good and solid craftsmanship of Schaffhausen and remains true to the IWC promise. 1868 An American engineer from Boston, Florentine Ariosto Jones, established the "International Watch Co." in Schaffhausen and started producing pocket watch movements. 1885 IWC produced its first digital display watches based on the patent owned by Mr. Pallweber. 1936 IWC made the "Spezialuhr für Flieger" also known as "Mark IX", its first watch especially made for pilots. 1938 Demand from the Portuguese market for a large, extremely accurate wristwatch results in the Portuguese with its original pocket watch movement. 1955 The Ingenieur, the first automatic wristwatch with a soft-iron inner case, went into production and was a huge success. 1978 The first compass watch marked the beginning of 20 years of cooperation between IWC & Designer FA Porsche. 1985 With the Da Vinci, IWC introduced the first perpetual calendar which has a four digit year display and can be adjusted exclusively via the crown. 1990 After seven years' development, IWC presents the first-ever-wristwatch-size Grande Complication with a ... |
