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Inside The IWC Cal. 59360 Hand-Wound Monopusher Chronograph With Stefan Ihnen - Associate Director Of R&D; At IWC Revolution
Nov 4, 2015

Inside The IWC Cal. 59360 Hand-Wound Monopusher Chronograph With Stefan Ihnen - Associate Director Of R&D; At IWC

The IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher was part of the new fleet of novelties introduced at this year’s edition of Watches & Wonders, the foremost exhibition of fine watchmaking in Asia. In terms of construction, the movement powering the Portofino Monopusher Chronograph belongs to the 59000 family of eight-day hand-wound movements that was first launched in […]
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From Seas To Stars - The World Of IWC’s Social And Environmental Commitments Revolution
Oct 21, 2015

From Seas To Stars - The World Of IWC’s Social And Environmental Commitments

Earlier this year, IWC released the Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince”, featuring an innovative and delightful “jumping star” function. This was unusual for IWC. The Schaffhausen watchmaking company is known for its finely engineered timekeeping instruments that exhibit performance and reliability in every component. It is only in one area - its […]
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Comments 4

  1. C. Almeida
    The framing here is frankly a bit off. A chronograph is hardly the most-engineered complication in Swiss watchmaking; that crown belongs to perpetual calendars and minute repeaters. That said, the automatic chronograph remains the most *accessible* complicated movement for volume producers, and that's a worthier claim. The 1969 reference is apt, though the real innovation happened years before.
    1. Ben W. replying to C. Almeida
      Fair correction on the engineering hierarchy. But I'd add: the "accessibility" angle gets muddied fast once you're actually trying to buy one. A Daytona or even a Tudor Chrono sits behind waitlists and AD games that make "accessible" feel like marketing speak. The movement's elegant, sure, but the secondary market lottery around these watches tells a different story about what buyers actually face.
  2. Reece
    thinking about getting my first chrono and this helped a lot. is a vintage automatic worth learning on or should i just grab something new first. also how much should i realistically spend.
    1. WristBuzz Team replying to Reece
      This all depends on your own feelings and what you like to spend. Pretty hard to answer imho.

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