What does a manufacture get when it combines all of its military, scientific, and engineering knowledge into one watch? The IWC Ingenieur.
But the Ingenieur's story really begins with the IWC Mark XI. As a navigator’s wristwatch, the Mark XI had to stand up to the magnetic interference posed by instruments in an airplane’s cockpit. Albert Pellaton, IWC’s master calibrist, achieved this by surrounding the movement in a soft iron cage. IWC then took the information gleaned from making the Mark XI, which was purpose-built according to stringent standards set by the British Ministry of Defense, and used it to produce a high-grade civilian timekeeper in the form of the Ingenieur.
While this watch was to be less martial in spirit, it had to be no less anti-magnetic, or robust, due to the type of person whom IWC meant to wear it — scientists and engineers, whose work put them in close contact with equipment that emitted high levels of magnetism.
This particular Ingenieur, a Reference IW328902, dates to the 2020s and features a 40mm stainless steel case, a silver plated dial with a matching luminous handset and hour indexes, and a signed crown. Powered by the impressive Caliber 32111 automatic movement with an incredible 120 hour power reserve manufactured in-house, this watch is paired with a beautiful integrated bracelet.
This is IWC's most modern interpretation of the Ingenieur and we are all for it!