00:00Music
00:21So much of a brand's value today is based upon its history.
00:24The watches that have defined IWC's DNA.
00:26Today we're going to run through some of the most iconic watches from IWC over the past 100 years.
00:35One of the most iconic IWC timepieces is the Mark 11 pilot's watch.
00:41It was a watch specially engineered for the Royal Air Force.
00:45It had to face all these heavy conditions in a jet airplane.
00:48The watch is shielded against the magnetic field over 80,000 ampere meters.
00:54The dial, very puristic.
00:55You find in every pirate watch of today the genes of these original watches.
01:05Gerald Chenter was a freelance designer.
01:09You see one of his most famous designs was the engineer watch which IWC launched in the year 1976.
01:15The design combines the technical aspects of an engineer watch with the design of the 1970s.
01:23We can say he made a masterpiece for IWC.
01:31When IWC launched the IWC perpetual calendar, it was a new generation of perpetual calendars.
01:40In the year 2000, we got the first Portuguese automatic perpetual calendar.
01:47Only turn the crown until the date end is on the actual date.
01:53And all other indications, the weekday moon phase are automatically correct.
01:59What is the name of the watch?
02:03Well, the serial is a really unique piece because of the huge number of complications.
02:08This is one of the few masterpieces in the watchmaking world.
02:12Every single watch is made especially for the client.
02:15And if you take a look at the front of this watch, it's a classical Portuguese watch.
02:21On the back, it's a real astronomic instrument.
02:24This star chart will do especially for every single customer.
02:29He may indicate a place he likes.
02:32And then we calculate all the stars.
02:34And we're able to print 500 to 2,000 stars tourbillon with a constant force mechanism.
02:41And on the back, the star chart, the horizon, sunrise, sunset indication.
02:46And for sure, the perpetual calendar.
02:48The movement is a milestone in watchmaking history.
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