Despite the ascendance of the blue dial as one of the most visible trends in high watchmaking, the popularity of black dials does not look to be waning anytime soon. Instead, it has become a modern classic. The black-on-black, or “blacked out” theme does seem to be fading, possibly due to readability issues, but the […]

This week two new school buildings funded by the sale of the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Le Petit Prince” were inaugurated...

From the night's big winners Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto to nominees like Bradley Cooper, we tracked down the luxury watches that made an appearance at the Academy Awards...

Last year, IWC revamped its Ingenieur collection, introducing several new pilot’s watches. This year, it focused on diver’s watches, with eight new references in its Aquatimer collection. Of these, the Deep Three, comes equipped with a mechanical depth gauge that is water resistant to 100 meters. It is multi-functional, showing the current dive depth, the […]

Creating annual calendar and perpetual calendars is a special challenge, because there is so much information to place on a dial: day, date, month, and in the case of the perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, and there is often a power reserve and a moonphase indicator. These watches demonstrate completely new ways of presenting this […]

IWC introduced a totally revamped Aquatimer collection at this year’s SIHH, including a trio of special edition watches that pay tribute to environmental conservation of the Galapagos Islands. This piece commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Charles Darwin Research Station, a scientific institution set up by the Charles Darwin Foundation on the islands. The Galapagos is […]

Last year, IWC revamped its Ingenieur collection, introducing several new pilot’s watches. This year, it focused on diver’s watches, with eight new references in its Aquatimer collection, including a chronograph, an automatic, three special editions dedicated to the Galapagos, two technical dive watches and a chronograph perpetual calendar. IWC honored its commitment to preserving the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month by IWC. Just released for 2014, this state-of-the-art Aquatimer features an IWC in-house Calibre 89801 mechanical, chronograph movement with a 68 hour power reserve. The case measures 49mm and is made of 18kt red-gold along with an external rotating bezel also in 18kt red-gold, equipped […]

Kevin Spacey, Susan Sarandon, Ewan McGregor, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg joined the manufacture for the "Inside the Wave" gala...

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Aquatimer Automatic by IWC, the newest addition to the Aquatimer family for SIHH 2014. The Aquatimer Automatic 2000 features a 45mm titanium case which houses an IWC caliber 80110 movement with the Pellaton winding system. The new look of the bezel features The IWC Safe Dive System, which is […]

With less than two weeks to go, we've picked the best SIHH sneak peeks, with pieces from Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Greubel Forsey, IWC and Vacheron Constantin...

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Expedition Charles Darwin” by IWC. From the 2014 Aquatimer collection, comes a special launch in support of the Charles Darwin Foundation, The Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Expedition Charles Darwin”. This special timepiece traces the journey of Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands, which formed the […]

The manufacture has teamed up with the high-profile awards ceremony...

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Squelette by IWC. This impressive timepiece is a timeless representation of a precision timepiece and amazing craftmanship used to create this very special piece. The 44.2 mm case is created in Platinum, rose gold or white gold, depending on your preference, and houses a calibre […]

Exclusive photos from IWC Schaffhausen's party at the art world's hottest event...

Exclusive photos of the Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Squelette and more from our visit to the IWC boutique on Madison Ave...