One company I am a little guilty of ignoring is IWI, this is probably because their press releases tend to highlight the successes of their motorsport ambassadors, rather than their watches. This is a shame as they offer a distinctive and handsome range.
This is what they say about themselves.
IWI Watches is the realisation of a passion for English watches, a love of English craftsmanship, a commitment to the best of British engineering and the presentation of exceptional quality.
IWI Watches are English luxury watches of the highest quality, individually handmade from perfectly engineered parts, in house, in England. Our watches, designed and crafted with inspiration from a history of over three hundred years of English watchmaking, recognise the 17th Century horological founders who led the world with their creativity, passion for excellence and engineering brilliance, putting not just England but Great Britain on the global horological map.
The crown sat proudly at 12 o’clock and the classic dial show our dedication to the purity of watch design. IWI Watches celebrate beauty and precision paying equal homage to both the pocket watch and the stop watch, each used over hundreds of years to mark events in history and moments of great human achievement. This unique watch case design is unconventional and yet obvious, conveniently ambidextrous and harmoniously balanced.
IWI Watches are seen at motor racing circuits around the world, on and off the track. IWI has a heritage of being at the heart of motorsport, a sport where every second is important. IWI Watches can be seen on some of the finest racing machinery in the world, on the wrist of F1 drivers and club racers alike.
The Britain Collection – Specifications
Gents:
- Hand Made in England
- Swiss Automatic winding twenty-five jewel ETA 2824-2 movement finished to IWI specifications
- Stainless Steel Case
- Hand Made Louisiana Aligator, Stingray or Python Strap
- Stainless Steel Deployments Clasp
- Sapphire Crystal Glass
- Luminous Super-LumiNova Hour Markers and Hands
- Diameter 41mm Depth 11mm
Chronograph:
- Hand Made in England
- Swiss Automatic winding Valljoux 7750
- Stainless Steel Case
- Handmade Integrated Leather Strap
- Stainless Steel Buckle
- Sapphire Crystal Glass
- Luminous Super-LumiNova Hour Markers and Hands
- Diameter 45mm Depth 17mm
Ladies:
- Hand Made in England
- Swiss Quartz Movement
- Stainless Steel Case
- Hand Made Louisiana Alligator or Stingray Strap
- Stainless Steel Deployments Clasp
- Sapphire Crystal Glass
- Diameter 30mm Depth 9mm
The Fusion of English Craftsmanship and British Technology
IWI Watches are individually hand made in England using the latest precision technology at every step to design and create these modern classics, combined with the finest materials and components. Each of the cases is machined from solid to IWI’s exacting standards in a workshop local to our base.
Every IWI Watch passes through a master watchmaker’s hands. He finishes each assembly personally, tests and calibrates each and every watch and the final step is in passing the watch to our CEO for signing the certificate that accompanies each watch.
Every watch has an individually numbered case which is machined from the very high quality stainless steel, gold, rose gold or other precious metal, this is then hand finished. Our movements are the finest quality chronometer standard Swiss Automatic movements which are used in all the Gents watches. Swiss quartz movements are fitted in the Ladies watches. Our scratch-resistant sapphire crystals are of exceptional quality.
With the incorporation of craftsmanship and the latest technology combined with IWI’s unwavering high standards, the renaissance of English watchmaking is safe on the wrist of IWI Watches, now globally promoting all that is thoroughly British in pure quality and the highest standards of design. Unique, exciting, dynamic, creative craftsmanship fusing heritage with modernity, IWI is more than time itself.