The Ingenieur Qualified is equipped with an entirely new movement, the Calibre 80110 and has the Pellaton type of automatic winding, analogue jointed-arm shock absorber, and magnetic field protection up to 80,000 A/m (most anti-magnetic watches offer protection up to 4,800 A/m). IWC says that it is “convinced that this automatic winding device is the most efficient and best protected against wear and tear and outside influences in existence today.” This Calibre 80110 equips the Ingenieur Automatic and the special version, the Ingenieur Automatic AMG.
Based on the design of the Ingenieur SL from 1976, which collectors have named ‘Jumbo,’ the Ingenieur Automatic favours readability with its luminous hands and markers that stand out against the black dial. This is again a very masculine and functional aspect of this three-part stainless steel watch with integrated metal bracelet, screw-in caseback and anti-reflective sapphire crystal on both sides.





Full article in print copy of Europa Star BaselWorld/SIHH issue 2/2005

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