With a history of nearly 150 years, IWC now belongs to the Richemont Group alongside Jaeger-LeCoultre, with a product line that is more extensive than many Swiss watchmakers, with high-end models ranging from tourbillons, sidereal time, minute repeaters and other complications ranging in price from tens of thousands to millions. In 2009, IWC ranked first in the "Luxury Ranking Index" (LBSI) of watch brands released by the Luxury Institute. IWC has always been dominated by men's watches, and only a small number of women's watches have been launched, and in the 7 series of models, except for the Da Vinci series, the diameter of the case is larger, exceeding 40 mm.
IWC's product line is many, 7 series each is worth recommending, although it is generally believed that modern IWC is not as good as retro IWC, but there is still no lack of good works in the new products, the two pillar products Portuguese timing and pilot series, the entry good Portofino series, in addition to the engineer series, masculine and also very technical, and the new Da Vinci series in 2017 is still worth paying attention to.
Portofino is a low-end product of IWC, due to the deep attainment in changing ETA, IWC used ETA to make Portofino, after ETA restrictions on exports, IWC's low-end products turned to use Sellita movement, friends who have a mustard for the general movement to consider clearly, the author believes that at the price of more than 20,000 yuan after the discount, it is still very cost-effective to buy Wanguo.
If you want to start a series of pilots talking about all countries, I'm afraid I will have to publish another long article. Previously, the British Ministry of Defense developed a strict standard for military watches for pilots, codenamed 6B/346. In the end, only IWC and JLC Jaeger-LeCoultre met the criteria to receive the order. However, because Jaeger-LeCoultre's Mark 11 calibre did not have shock absorbers, and IWC's Mark 11 was equipped with Gabriel shock absorbers, which made it more practical, so IWC's Mark 11 became the most widely used RAF military chronograph. But all nations and Jaeger-LeCoultre belong to the same family, so it doesn't matter. The cheapest model of the Pilot Series is priced at 29,800 RMB, while the new Mark 18 is priced at 31,500-38,700 RMB in China.
The Portuguese series recommends the Portuguese plan and the Portuguese seven, the Portuguese seven is the master of the world, and it is also one of the best-selling styles, among the five most common Portuguese seven on the market, the best selling is the steel shell white face blue needle. In 2015, IWC launched the fourth generation of the Portuguese, which was changed from a single barrel to two barrels, and the pawls and axles of the two-way winding mechanism of the "Woodpecker" were changed to ceramic material, achieving almost zero wear. The two-way winding of "Woodpecker" is the technology of Wanguo Housekeeping, which is very worth starting, and the domestic public price is 92,500 yuan. If you have a slightly lower budget, you can consider Portugal, the public price is 63,000 yuan, plus the discount, it is still more cost-effective.
At SIHH 2017, the Da Vinci collection abandoned the tonneau-shaped case and returned to the round case, and launched two women's watches, in addition to being smaller and slimmer, with a diamond-encrusted bezel, IWC also specially developed berry pink, copper, dark brown and dark blue straps for them, equipped with IWC's own movement, engraved with the "Flower of Life" motif on the case back, with public prices ranging from 83,300 yuan to 304,000 yuan.