Luxury IWC Silver Watches, IWC Silver WristWatch

IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde White Gold (IW5044-01)

5 stars *****

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Review by Per Runesson, From Espana Almoradi

IWC Aquatimer Deep Two Black Dial Stainless Steel Men's Watch IW354701

Very nice IWC Aquatimer watch!!! A+++

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Review by Toots, From Australia Bentleigh East

IWC Aquatimer Deep Three Black Dial Rubber Strap Men's Watch IW355701

AAAAAA+++++++++++ good seller

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Review by Alex Alvarado, From Netherlands New York

IWC Schaffhausen marked another successful presence at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) 2015, which opened on 9 December and runs until 16 December. As 'Supported by' sponsor and Official 'Festival-Time' Partner, IWC Schaffhausen hosted the fourth IWC Filmmaker Award.

For the fourth consecutive year, IWC Schaffhausen collaborated with the DIFF to grant one talented filmmaker from the region the esteemed award. This year, three filmmakers were shortlisted for the award: Qatari director Khalifa Al Muraikhi for his project "Sahaab", Saudi director Shahad Ameen for her feature "Scales" and Emirati director Layla Kaylif for "The Letter Writer". Layla Kaylif was selected as the winner by the revered jury, and was presented with the USD 100,000 prize. Layla Kaylif also received an IWC timepiece.

The event's master of ceremonies was IWC brand ambassador and television personality Raya Abirached. The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer also welcomed international VIP guests and celebrities, including notable IWC brand ambassador Dev Patel, who attended the "For the Love of Cinema" gala dinner hosted by IWC and the DIFF.

The Volvo Ocean Race is back. From the start in Alicante in October 2014 to the final destination in Gothenburg in June 2015, seven teams will be battling for victory under the most extreme conditions. IWC Schaffhausen will be at the heart of the world's toughest offshore race as Official Timekeeper for the second time, and celebrates the event with a special edition: the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph "Ocean Racer", limited to 1,000 watches. IWC is also consolidating its partnership with the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, which is taking part in the race for the second time, too.

This year's round the-world race sees the first appearance of a one-design boat class: the Volvo Ocean 65, which measures over 20 metres in length. For the first time in more than 10 years, an all-female crew will be taking part, with crewmembers from all over the world. In the course of a trial of endurance lasting nine months, the teams will make nine stopovers and one pit-stop and cover a total of 38,739 nautical miles, or 71,745 kilometres.

Befitting the unique sporting challenge, the new Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph "Ocean Racer" (Ref. IW390216) is a distinctly masculine sports watch. "We're dedicating this watch to the teams' sporting spirit and their commitment to extreme racing," says Georges Kern.

The levels of precision which are on a par with those of nautical instruments are part of the genetic make-up of any member of the Portuguese family. This manifests itself not least in the large size of the case - 45.4 millimetres- and the IWC-manufactured 89361-calibre movement, featuring a flyback function and aggregate timing of up to 12 hours, shown by an analogue display with two hands in a subdial. This timepiece is water-resistant to 6 bar and is the only Portuguese model with crown protection as well as luminescent hands and indices.

In an allusion to extreme sailing, the 360-degree rotor is modelled on a ship's wheel. The timepiece is supplied with a black rubber strap featuring an alligator leather inlay.

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing puts to sea again
IWC Schaffhausen has renewed its commitment as official sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, which took part in the last race as the first Arab challenger in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race. Two-time Olympic silver medal winner Ian Walker is once more in charge at the helm.

TITANIUM ALUMINIDE - A MATERIAL USED IN MOTORSPORT
When it comes to the use of state-of-the-art high-tech materials, the competition in both watchmaking and motor racing is fierce. For the first time ever, IWC Schaffhausen unveils a watch case made of titanium aluminide (TiAl) and underscores its passion for innovative solutions. IWC discovered the use of titanium for the watch industry as a case material as early as 1980. In motor racing, titanium aluminide is used for pistons and valves: this is because the alloy is lighter and tougher than pure titanium and very well suited to the extreme temperatures generated in the combustion chamber. Machining this high-performance material for case blanks is a major technological challenge. A team of specialists at IWC worked on it for 3 years until they mastered the process to perfection. Push-buttons, screw heads and the crown and its protective shoulders on the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month are made of black high-tech ceramic (zirconium oxide). IWC was also the first watch manufacturer to use this antimagnetic, acid-resistant and scratch-resistant material for a case - that of the Da Vinci Ceramic (Ref. 3755) - back in 1986. Composites using ceramics have established themselves for the use of brake discs in Formula One™ because of their resistance to heat and to mechanical wear and tear. The combination of titanium aluminide and ceramicin the case is not only an indication of IWC's engineering prowess but also of the special affinity between the Ingenieurwatches and motor racing.
QUICK-ACTION SWITCH DELIVERS MAXIMUM POWER
When a Formula One™ driver needs more power, he simply presses the hybrid boost button on the steering wheel to unleash all his engine's potential. At the end of the year, the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month is called upon to advance two date and two month display discs as well as the leap year disc. Unfortunately, it cannot simply push a boost button. Mastering the technological challenge presented here took a team of IWC watchmakersand design engineers no less than 4 years. They developed a mechanism to store the energy separately: a quick-action switch, as it is known. Every night, when the date display advances, this sophisticated mechanism siphons off a little of the energy, stores it and then discharges it precisely at the end of the month. At the end of the year, five display discs - including the one for the digital leap year display - have to be advanced simultaneously. Needless to say, this must have no effect on the watch's accuracy, even if the tension in the mainspring is almost exhausted or if the chronograph is also activated at the same time.
 

WATCH-WITHIN-A-WATCH
The innovative "watch-within-a-watch" was designed for the rapid, intuitive display of stop times between a minute and 12 hours. While stop times up to 60 seconds are shown conventionally by the central chronograph hand, the hours and minutes recorded by the stopwatch can be read off on the totalizer at "12 o'clock" as easily as reading the time on an analogue display. The integrated flyback function allows wearers to return the running stopwatch hand to zero and to start another timing sequence immediately. To turn this practical chronograph function into reality, the design engineers equipped the IWC-manufactured 89802 calibre with a particularly efficient automatic double-pawl winding system. The movement consists of 474 individual parts and can build up a power reserve of 68 hours. As an acknowledgement of IWC's involvement with motor racing in 2013, the rotor takes the shape of a wheel rim and can be seen through the transparent sapphire-glass back on the reverse side of the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month. The attractive black rubber strap with textile inlay ensures that the watch is extremely comfortable to wear and has a long service life.