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IWC was, believe it or not, first founded around 1868 by Florentine Jones; an American master watchmaker from Boston Massachusetts; the company was located in a small town in Switzerland named Schaffhausen.  He was amazed by the possibilities of utilizing a newly constructed hydro-electric power facility in order to mass produce his watches - and we feel that these watches today represent watch making at its best.

His overall idea was to import manufacturing technology and marry that technology with hand crafting abilities of the Swiss watch makers of the time.  His idea was a good one except for the fact that America slapped huge import duties on finished watches –and that sent IWC down a tough path; which took years to recover from. But they bounced back and now you can purchase IWC watches at yaegerwatch.com at discount prices.

One of largest markets for IWC watches was Eastern Europe and much of that market share was lost due to the building of the Iron Curtain; including even West Germany, which was in ruins after World War II.  But things changed for the Company and sales increased in other parts of the world including America, Australia and Asian countries.   The company continued to innovate and develop many one of a kind inventions that have been embraced by other watch makers across the world; one of the most interesting at the time, was the introduction, in 1978, of the worlds first titanium watch case and bracelet.  Speaking of innovation, IWC is the manufacturer of the world’s most sophisticated bracelet systems; which does not require screw pins and bushings to hold it together – a truly amazing technological feat.  Speaking of amazing, here at Yaegerwatch.com we offer a great line of IWC watches in our online store; some of the best selling are the Spitfire and Aquatimer.   

IWC Important / Significant Dates

• 1915: IWC designed and launched first wristwatch

• 1936: Special Pilot's Watch launched; with a feature that was able to register take off times

• 1939: Introduction of the; then named “Portugieser”; which were made special for two big time Portuguese traders – today, Yaegerwatch.com offers a nice selection of “Portuguese” watches.

• 1944: IWC's first W.W.W. This stands for "Watch, Wrist, Waterproof" for the British army.

• 1954: Introduction of the Ingenieur with an automatic movement.

• 1967: Aquatimer introduced; a professional grade watch specifically made for divers, which was waterproof to 200 meters. 

• 1978: In cooperation with F.A. Porsche IWC developed the first wristwatch with a built in compass; and two years later they developed the worlds first chronograph watch with a titanium case.

• 1982: The Company developed a diving watch which was resistant to depths up to 2,000 meters.

• 1985: IWC introduced the DaVinci; it was the only chronograph at the time with a perpetual calendar programmed for the next 500 years.

• 1999: The GST Deep One is the first watch with a mechanical depth gauge – an amazing breakthrough. 

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