Established in 1868, IWC Schaffhausen is defined by meticulous Swiss craftsmanship, industrious engineering, and sophisticated design. The brand is renowned for its in-house manufactured movements and six watch families, including classic pilot's references and the iconic 'Portugieser' line. Explore our IWC Schaffhausen collection.
The exotic Pallweber digital display was first introduced into a range of pocket watches in 1875 by an Austrian watchmaker, Mr Josef Pallweber. IWC bought the rights in 1883, sat on them and perfected the system via a new independent powertrain, just in time for its 150th anniversary in 2018.
The Pawl Winder
The mainsprings of IWC’s automatic watches (and several others since the patent ran out) are still wound up via a clever pawl winding mechanism dreamt up by technical director Mr Albert Pellaton in the 1950s. It’s the closest you’ll get to wearing a perpetual-motion machine.
The Perpetual Calendar
Watchmaking legend Mr Kurt Klaus spent over five decades working with IWC and was responsible for inventing several horological launches during quartz’s war on Switzerland. His most famous is the perpetual calendar module of 1985 – the first to boast a four-digit year display.
