Special Features
In the fifties the company not only led the competition in the race to introduce
the first automatic movements, but also developed, in the so-called Pellaton winding
mechanism, an unsurpassed winding system that it still uses exclusively today in
its large automatic factory movements.
Among the company’s special features:
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l In 1885 the Pall Weber system pocket watches with its digital display, today a
sought-after collector's item.
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l At the end of the 19th century, IWC was one of the first watch manufacturers to
recognize the potential of the new and increasingly fashionable wristwatch.
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l It also continued to build original pocket watch movements into wristwatches when
the market in the thirties demanded large, extremely accurate wristwatches. This
is how the Portuguese line came into being - a trendsetting wristwatch in a "king-sized"
format until today.
Notable Watches by iwc
Working inside the case are a chronograph and a highly complex minute repeater with
an all-or-nothing piece slide. Two tiny, precision-made hammers are released and
chime in hours, quarters and minutes on two gongs.
Da Vinci:
A team of IWC engineers successfully broke the trend towards quartz and the electronic
chip. Now, IWC has given this classic timepiece and paterfamilias of the entire
Da Vinci line, with all its intriguing mechanical features, a gentle overhaul that
includes a sapphire glass, an enlarged diameter and a dial immediately reminiscent
of the Rattrapante.
Pilot’s watches:
The eye-catching stainless steel case of the new Spitfire Chrono-Automatic with
its rugged-looking stainless steel push-buttons has grown from 39 millimetres to
42 millimetres, giving it an even more masculine appeal.
Protofino Automatic:
A feature it retains despite a four-millimetre increase in diameter. Indeed, the
38 millimetres show off its qualities to even greater advantage. The all-round proportions
are balanced, the design classic, objective and unmistakably elegant
