tbh, as an engineer I hope the Ingenieur collection will not just see new in house movements, but a completely new collection. I‘m still asking myself, how they were able to mess the Ingenieur up so badly.

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IWC quietly introduces the new 2022 Aquatimer with their "in-house" 5-day movement

 
 By: India Whiskey Charlie : August 10th, 2022-18:29
Stainless steel case Diameter 42.0 mm Height 14.1 mm Screw in crown Water resistance 30 bar 32111 Calibre IWC-manufactured movement Automatic, self-winding 120 hours Power Reserve 28800.0 (4.0 hz) 21 Jewels Côtes de Genève, perlage Mechanical external/int...  

Hopefully soon the new model

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : August 10th, 2022-21:16
Which is close to the fatty 1832, eventually. The in house is not that in house, but you can't expect too much😅😅😅

Understood. For years, IWC has cosmetically changed the Aquatimer, while leaving the same heart.

 
 By: John-E-Mac : August 10th, 2022-21:24
Many manufacturers have stepped up their movement game, while IWC has sported a “modified” ETA movement with 42 hours power reserve. At this moment, you can get from IWC an Aquatimer with a 42-hour and a 120-hour in the same case. The slight increase in p... 

Did Richemont only decorate the movement parts you can see?

 
 By: enjoythemusic : August 10th, 2022-20:11
Richemont has been doing strange movement downgrading while increasing prices with a few of their brands like Panerai. Has IWC suffered this fate too?

Probably. 😉 -John

 
 By: John-E-Mac : August 10th, 2022-21:26

Correct. Panerai is a fashion watch producer.

 
 By: enjoythemusic : August 12th, 2022-13:27
Look at the IP purchased by Richemont. So, again, Panerai is far and away more of a design house, and obviously not a timepiece manufacturer in the purest sense.

A timely and interesting article about this...

 
 By: India Whiskey Charlie : August 12th, 2022-15:51
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