![]() ![]() With flawless craftsmanship, and superb appeal, the Portuguese line appeals to those looking for a traditional and classic but modern timepiece. Most popular of all IWC watches is the 'Portuguese' line. The Aquatimer line includes: the 'Aquatimer Automatic', the 'Aquatimer Automatic Chronograph', the 'Aquatimer Split Minute Chronograph', and the the 2000 meter resistant titanium 'Aquatimer Automatic 2000'. These IWC diver's watches are very popular pieces for those with an active lifestyle. The IWC look is clean and contemporary, this brand is also very inventive the first Diver's watch (the 'Aquatimer') was created by IWC, resulting in 'Aquatimer's' 1967 launch. Today, the brand is still known for its pilot’s watches and high complications. ![]() In 2000, the Richemont Group acquired IWC. The Da Vinci, a chronograph and perpetual calendar programmed for 500 years, was launched in 1985. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, IWC turned its attention to the development of complicated movements. 1967 saw the launch of the Aquatimer dive watch. Introduced in 1955, the self-winding Ingenieur remains a part of IWC’s offerings. In the Second World War, IWC launched the Big Pilot’s Watch. In 1936, the company debuted its first specialist pilot's watch. IWC premiered calibers developed specifically for wristwatches in 1915. In 1905, Ernst Jakob Homberger took over the company. Following the death of Johannes, his son ran the business, producing pocket watches and a ladies’ wristwatch in 1899. In 1880, Johannes Rauschenbach-Vogul purchased the business. By the late 1870s, IWC had gone bankrupt. Operating out of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Jones sought to produce Swiss made pocket watches for the American market. The American businessman and watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones founded the International Watch Company (IWC) in 1868. ![]()
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