IWCVintage Collection

The Vintage Collection is the set of six re-editions IWC made in 2008 for its 140th anniversary. Each reproduces a watch from the archive in its original proportions. This library holds 32 references.

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Vintage Ingenieur Automatic 1955 White Gold / Ardoise

IW3233-04 · 42.5 mm

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Vintage Ingenieur Automatic 1955 Stainless Steel / Italy

IW3233-09 · 42.5 mm

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Vintage Ingenieur Automatic 1955 Rose Gold / Black / Sincere

IW3233-07 · 42.5 mm

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Vintage Pilot’s Watch Hand-Wound 1936 Rose Gold / Silver

IW3254-03 · 44 mm

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Vintage Aquatimer Automatic 1967 White Gold

IW3231-04 · 44 mm

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Vintage Ingenieur Automatic 1955 Stainless Steel Boutique Edition

IW3233-11 · 42.5 mm

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Vintage Aquatimer Automatic 1967 Stainless Steel

IW3231-01 · 44 mm

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Vintage Da Vinci Automatic 1969 Stainless Steel

IW5461-01 · 41 mm

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Vintage Aquatimer Automatic 1967 Rose Gold / Sincere

IW3231-07 · 44 mm

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Vintage Aquatimer Automatic 1967 White Gold / White

IW3231-10 · 44 mm

About the IWC Vintage Collection

The six were the Portuguese Hand-Wound of 1939, the Pilot's Watch Hand-Wound of 1936, the Ingenieur Automatic of 1955, the Aquatimer Automatic of 1967, the Da Vinci Automatic of 1969 in its tonneau case, and the Portofino Hand-Wound of 1984. Each came in steel, rose gold and platinum, the platinum in 500 pieces, with the modern movement that matched the original's: the hand-wound 98300 and 98800 of the pocket-watch family in the Pilot's and Portofino, the 98295 in the Portuguese, and the automatic 80110 and 80111 with the Pellaton winding system in the other three.

The Ingenieur 1955 is the largest family here at 11 references, the Aquatimer 1967 follows at 6, and the Portofino 1984 and Pilot's 1936 at 5 each. 21 references are automatic and 11 hand-wound. The 44 mm case accounts for 12 references, the 42.5 mm for 11 and the 46 mm Portofino for 5. Rose gold is the material of 12 cases, steel of 8, white gold of 7 and platinum of 5. Water resistance is 120 m on the Ingenieur and Aquatimer and 30 m on the dress models, and 31 references have a display back. 13 are limited editions.

The originals each have a collection of their own: the Ingenieur, Pilot's Watch, Aquatimer, Da Vinci, Portofino and Portugieser.