| Brand | IWC |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Reference | 666AB |
| Year of production (circa) | 1962 |
| Material | Steel |
| Crystal | Acrylic |
| Dial color | Silver |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Bracelet/strap: | Leather |
| Buckle/clasp | Aftermarket steel |
| Lug Width | 18 mm |
| Set Content | Watch only |
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IWC Ingenieur Ref. 666AB
Understatement is part of the family tradition.
The Ingenieur is not about complications, no such thing as a moon phase or chronograph. It is about its simplicity, telling time in a robust, classic design. A slogan from about 1958: ‘For the man who expects the impossible from his watch’. This sentence says it all.
Look at this beauty from about 1962, with the ‘dagger’ hands and applique markers, cal C8531 with the golden anker plateau. The grainy light champagne dial cased in steel gives the sporty and classic look at ones. We took the liberty to put it on a cognac brown leather strap from our private label. It makes the dial pop. ( we think…;))
The famous Ingenieur logo of the arrow passing through the name is reminiscent of the Swiss thunderbolt icon that warns of an electrical current’s presence. In this case, the thunderbolt was chosen to represent the Ingenieur’s anti-magnetic properties, i.e. the ability of its special soft iron shield construction to protect the watch against magnetic fields. The logo makes the watch easy to identify from other IWC automatics of the period and gives the watch its joie de vivre.
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Brand
IWC
Diameter
36 mm
Model
Ingenieur
Bracelet/strap:
Leather
Reference
666AB
Buckle/clasp
Aftermarket steel
Year of production (circa)
1962
Lug Width
18 mm
Material
Steel
Set Content
Watch only
Crystal
Acrylic
Warranty
2 year (AWCo)
Dial color
Silver
Movement
Automatic
International Watch Company, better known as IWC Schaffhausen, was founded by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868. The company specialized in Aviation watches and is currently operating under the Richemont Group umbrella.
IWC introduced its first pilot’s watch in 1936. An inner rotating pointer could be used to keep track of take-off times and the escapement was anti-magnetic, to cope with the magnetic fields from the cockpit instruments.
In 1939, two Portuguese distributors ordered a large wristwatch with pocket watch movement and another iconic IWC line was born: the Portugieser. Today, particularly the dressy Portugieser chronographs are popular among IWC aficionados.
When Europe plummets into WWII, IWC is commissioned by both sides of the conflict to supply military watches. The two best-known examples are the Dirty Dozen field watches for the allies and the big pilot, known as Beobachtungsuhr or B-uhr, for the German Luftwaffe. The latter would form the design template for the later Big Pilot range.
Towards the end of WWII, IWC developed a new military movement, known as Cal. 89. When the war ends, the tough caliber is fitted to civilian watches. The Cal. 89 watches, many in classic Calatrava style, remain popular among collectors until today. In 1948, the Cal. 89 is fitted to the Pilot Mk XI, another popular vintage reference.
1955 Saw the introduction of another influential IWC model: the Ingenieur. IWC used its expertise in magnetic resistance to manufacture a watch for engineers and scientists, working with magnetic fields. This is two years after Rolex introduced the Milgauss for the same clientele.
In 1967, IWC branches out into water sports. The Aquatimer is introduced as a serious divewatch. The more casual Yacht Club is launched alongside for all-purpose daily wearing.
IWC remained innovative, being among the early adopters of the brand new quartz technology, for instance. But the house also recognized the value of heritage, building on its historic Pilot and Portugieser ranges. The result is a broad scope of all sorts of watches, for all sorts of people. Through it all, IWC maintained a reputation as high quality watchmakers.
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