This week, the Palexpo facility in Geneva, Switzerland, will become the center of the watch world for the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, or SIHH, a luxury watch show rivaled only by ...
When the single-seat Supermarine Spitfire fighter was at the peak of its operations during World War II, it had a maximum operating radius of some 450 miles. Today, from the aérodrome at the center of ...
“Steve and Matt have been friends with the IWC family for some time,” says IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr. “When we heard about their idea to fly a Spitfire around the world, we were instantly captivated ...
On August 5th 2019, a Mk IX Spitfire, restored and stripped back to a striking bare metal finish, will take off from the Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood Aerodrome, the first step of a hugely ...
Spitfire pilots often recounted that their experience in the cockpit went beyond flying: they felt as if they had merged with the aircraft, as if they were wearing an exoskeleton. Since 2003, IWC ...
Field watches aren’t just timepieces used by ground-based military, in a literal field. The genre also includes pilot’s watches with links to aviation. A great example of such a watch is the Pilot’s ...
Honours achievement of two pilots who circumnavigated the world in a Spitfire in 2019 Add as a preferred source on Google IWC has unveiled a commemorative limited edition bronze cased timepiece to ...