The Price of IWC Watches In 2021
Prices of IWC Watches
The world of high-end watches is full of well-respected brands with illustrious histories. IWC – or the International Watch Company – is one such brand with a history that’s worth looking into. The company was founded in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones, a watchmaker who had previously worked in Boston, USA.
Jones wanted to start his own company to produce watches that combined intricate and technical Swiss craftmanship, with the modern-for-their-day technologies introduced by America and other overseas countries. IWC was born, and it started life by making pocket watches, before expanding into wristwatches for men and women.
How Swiss Franc against the US Dollar forced IWC to switch to using titanium as a material
It wasn’t until 1974 when a huge rise in gold prices and a major drop in the value of the Swiss Franc against the US Dollar forced IWC to switch to using titanium as a material – a first in watchmaking – a practice it continues to this day. Today, IWC makes a conscious effort to be as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible and was voted number one in a group of 15 Swiss-based watch manufacturers for its environmental rating.
IWC is crafted in the best quality metals and gems.
While the company does produce dive watches, it’s perhaps best known for its association with aviation, with its first Pilot’s watch arriving in the mid-1930s. This watch could operate at temperatures as low as -40 C to 40 C, had an anti-magnetic escapement and a rotatable bezel so pilots could mark their take-off times.
The International Watch Company – or IWC in short – is known best for crafting high-quality pilot/aviation watches. They are also known to use titanium in their watches. In 1903 IWC came out with its world-famous motto, Probus Scafusia, which is Latin for “good, solid craftsmanship from Schaffhausen”. IWC has proven to its motto, in which each watch is crafted in the best quality metals and gems.