When the three new IWC Ingenieur Chronograph models were shown to the watch press for the very first time, Monochrome was there, however we were not allowed to talk about it, nor to photograph the watch. And when we were allowed to cover the new Ingenieur Chronograph models, we only had the official PR photos and no hands-on photos. This type of photos that shows so well how a watch actually looks on the wrist, and that have emerged since there are watch blogs, like ours. So now we had the chance to go hands-on with all three new IWC Ingenieur Chronograph vintage editions and one of it’s ancestors…
Now last but not least, the price level of the new Ingenieur Chronograph Vintage Editions is € 8,200 Euros (including 21% VAT) for the stainless steel and € 8,000 euros for the titanium model (or US$ 7,150), and € 20,900 Euros (US$ 17,200) for the 18k red gold Edition “74th Goodwood Member Meeting”. Not bad considering the immense attention to detail, the in-house movement, and the build quality coming from Schaffhausen! Since these are limited editions, you might want to consider that this could potentially have a positive effect on the watch’ price over the years (like for instance the Laureus models.)
Specifications IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Vintage Editions
- Case: titanium, stainless steel or 18k red gold, 42mm in diameter and 15 mm thick, screw down crown, sapphire crystal on both sides, water resistant to 6 bar (60 meters)
- Movement: IWC in-house calibre 69370, 46 hours of power reserve, 33 jewels, chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers, date, automatic Pawl-winding
- Strap: black or brown calf leather strap with diamond stitching, tang buckle
- Limitation: both the stainless steel Edition “Rudolf Caracciola” and the titanium Edition “W 125” are limited to 750 pieces each, and the 18k red gold Edition “74th Goodwood Member Meeting” is limited to only 74 pieces.
More info at www.iwc.com