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IWC Portuguese Grande Complication

IWC Portuguese Grande Complication

Twenty years ago IWC debuted its Grande Complication, and at SIHH 2010, the 657-component movement made its first ever appearance in a Portuguese case. Dubbed the flagship of the Portuguese fleet, the automatic-winding 79091 caliber offers a chronograph that records up to 12 hours, perpetual calendar displaying the day, date, month and the complete year in four digits, moon phase accurate to 1 day in 122 years, minute repeater, and small hacking seconds.

Diving in Style: IWC’s New Aquatimers

14_aq_galapagos_islands_200xAt SIHH 2009, IWC unveiled a new Aquatimer family that will include 5 models ranging in size from 44 to 46 mm: the Deep Two which follows up the Deep One, three chronographs including a special Galapagos Islands model, and the Aquatimer Automatic 2000. All models feature a bracelet quick-change system that requires no tools. At the end of the article, you can click to view technical specs for each new Aquatimer model. Let’s go under the waves and explore the new Aquatimer family…