THE KNOW-HOW OF SCHAFFHAUSEN
IWC (International Watch Cie) is the only brand not established in the jura region. In 1868, a young American, Florentine Ariosto Jones, decided to create a watch factory based on the American model in Schaffhausen, Germany. He decides to use the enormous potential of the Rhine's hydraulic energy to run his machines. Since then, IWC has joined the family of noble brands of the Richemont group (Jaeger Le Coultre, Lange & Söhne, Cartier, Baume & Mercier, Vacheron Constantin and Panerai), and remains one of the greatest watch manufacturers of all time.
THE ENGINEER, SPORTY AND CHIC, A HISTORIC MODEL!
Both sporty and elegant, the IWC Ingenieur watch is a discreet and highly versatile timepiece. Born in 1955, a work by Albert Pellaton which resisted magnetic fields thanks to its soft iron cage, the particular design of the Engineer embodies values such as robustness, sportiness and fascination for technique, and, until today, leaves its mark on the appearance of watches.
At the time, Albert Pellaton, technical director at IWC Schaffhausen, had just completed the development of the manufacture's first automatic movement. Its extremely efficient winding mechanism uses even the smallest rotations of the oscillating weight, whatever their direction, to wind the mainspring. It was during this period that IWC launched the Ingenieur, its first antimagnetic wristwatch intended for civilian use. It was specially developed for professionals exposed to strong magnetic fields in their daily work, including engineers (hence its name), technicians, chemists, pilots and doctors.
During 1967, the new reference 866 was born: the second generation of this watchmaking icon from Schaffhausen. The timepiece remains as robust as ever in its round, waterproof and entirely anti-magnetic case. Now with a revised design, sportier and more contemporary with more current dials and hands. It was in 1976 that designer Gerald Genta gave it a completely new look and adorned it with a steel case with a sporty look. In the 1970s, the Swiss watch industry faced pressure on several fronts. The market is flooded with cheap quartz watches from the Far East. “L’Ingenieur” is considered imposing and heavy, almost cumbersome, on the wrist. At the time, customers were mostly looking for flat quartz watches. Thus, only around 1,000 copies were sold between 1976 and 1983. Today, it is renowned as one of IWC's greatest design innovations. The bold aesthetic codes of Gérald Genta's iconic ENGINEER from the 1970s, combined with the superb ergonomics, high-quality finishes and pronounced versatility of a 21st century sports watch: discover this legendary and timeless timepiece.
DESCRIPTION AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Model : IWC Ingénieur Lady, gold steel from the 90s.
Dimensions
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diameter excluding winding crown 30 mm, total length: 40 mm at the end of the handles, and 7.7 m thick including glass, women's model.
Housing : Stainless steel case with handles mounted on hinges for perfect comfort when bending the wrist, screwed back. She most notable feature is a screw-down bezel, the one offered today is in 18K gold. With its assertive aesthetic codes, notably the screw-down bezel with five perforations, this Engineer incorporates the main components of Gérald Genta's artistic signature.
Dial
: In an elegant gray color, the dial decorated with a unique pattern offers simple and useful features such as the date window at 3 o'clock. Gold skeleton “stick” hands coated with a SuperLuminova treatment allowing you to read the time even in the dark. The hours are marked by applied indexes in relief with a luminescent dot on the top. A minute railway is also present.
Glass : Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
Movement
:What a hell of a movement, electronic quartz, one of the most reliable, solid, precise of its generation, the IWC 2249 equipped with 7 jewels (a lot for a quartz movement). Revised and checked by me, it appears to be in working order and is guaranteed for 2 years.
strap
: in new condition, barely used, exemplary manufacturing quality, in genuine grained cowhide leather in "gold" brown color, signed IWC with its signed buckle.
Comments
: This watch has been completely overhauled, it has undergone precision tests, various checks,she is in full possession of her means. Mythical movement, resistant, reliable and precise, from the great Swiss. A "sport/chic" model that increases in value every year, a timepiece to be inherited over several generations, an investment in time.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
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Eric BALDIN “O Heart of Time…” (by message ask me for my telephone number).