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IWC Schaffhausen Honors the Modern Ingenieur For the Icon’s 50th Anniversary

By Mike Espindle
In-depth

A Time for Aqua: The 6 Most Striking Aquamarine Watches of 2026

Today, we’re looking at six timepieces where ocean-inspired shades, artistic craftsmanship, and contemporary watchmaking meet to create unforgettable expressions of elegance.
By Sébastien Aeberli
Opinions, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Watchonista Staff Picks: Watches and Wonders 2026

With Watches and Wonders 2026 in the books, it’s time for the Watchonista team’s annual recap of our staff’s favorite timepieces from the show. Seems easy enough, but with 65 brands exhibiting at Palexpo, plus extracurricular programs scattered around Geneva, we were spoiled for choice.
By Rhonda Riche
Novelties, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume Brings New Meaning to the Phrase “Let There Be Light”

This limited-edition from IWC Experimental (IWC XPL) is part of a mission to develop technologies, prototypes, and products for extreme environments, including space.
By Rhonda Riche
Novelties, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

The IWC Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive Presents a New Ergonomic Technical Frontier

There are many groundbreaking technical innovations debuting at Watches and Wonders this year, but how many will be cutting-edge functional tool watch tech developed specifically to address the needs of timekeeping during manned spaceflight and space living?
By Mike Espindle
Novelties

After Hours: IWC Reveals the Darker Side of Its Portugieser

The collection gets the all-black treatment thanks to the brand’s proprietary Ceratanium.
By Cait Bazemore
In-depth

Time in Full Gallop: Year of the Fire Horse 2026 Watches As Seen Through 5 Horological Visions

For the Year of the Fire Horse, which begins today, watchmakers translate energy, strength, and freedom into five distinct horological expressions: artistry, haute complications, modern sport luxury, accessible collector editions, and high fashion icons.
By Sébastien Aeberli
Novelties

Cure for the Winter Blues: IWC Drops Two New Pilot’s Watches with F1 Driver George Russell

The collaboration centers around the significant markers in the young driver’s career, from the color blue to the number 63.
By Cait Bazemore
Opinions

Shades of Darkness: The 6 Best All-Black Watches of 2025

Dive into six extraordinary timepieces that blend stealthy aesthetics with technical mastery, from innovative complications to daring modern designs.
By Sébastien Aeberli
Opinions

Golden Glory: The 6 Best Full-Gold Watches of 2025

Experience six remarkable full-gold watches uniting tradition and innovation, from advanced complications to striking jewelry-driven creations.
By Sébastien Aeberli
Gift Guides

Gift Guide: Ideas for the Enthusiast Who Appreciates Elegant Utility, Inspired by IWC

Whether you’re looking to gift a new watch this season or something special the collector in your life will enjoy, IWC has us inspired with these 7 ideas that blend the practical with sophistication.
By Cait Bazemore
Watch industry

To Boldly Go: IWC Becomes the Official Timekeeper of Space Habitation Technology Company Vast

This collaboration aims to enhance the performance of mechanical watches on Earth by exploring extraterrestrial environments.
By Rhonda Riche
The Garage

F1 Fever: A Watch-centric Summer Update

The connection between car racing and watchmaking has always been a particularly profound intersection. However, this year’s F1 season has pulled even more focus onto the powerful overlaps. With months still left to go for the competitions, here’s an update.
By Mike Espindle
Opinions

Summer Reflections: The Best Ceramic Watches of 2025 (So Far)

Meet Audemars Piguet’s bold blue ceramic Royal Oaks, Chanel’s elegant J12 Bleu, and IWC’s sleek black ceramic Ingenieur! All are innovative timepieces blending heritage and modern style.
By Sébastien Aeberli
A Closer Look

Squadron Strike: The Latest Pilot’s Watch Releases from IWC Take Flight

IWC’s latest Pilot’s Watch models combine precision appeal with some flights of horological fancy, edgy design, and a cinematic intersection with car racing.
By Mike Espindle
In-depth

The Watchmaking Trends of 2025: Materials

While a wristwatch is, first and foremost, a mechanical instrument designed to display the time, it’s also a stylistic object that follows the evolving codes of design, ergonomics, and materials.
By Marco Gabella
In-depth, Watches and Wonders

Perpetual Insanity: The QPs That Took Center Stage at Watches and Wonders 2025

From Parmigiani Fleurier to Frederique Constant, perpetual calendars certainly had a moment at this year’s Watches and Wonders. So, join us as we look at five QPs from the show that represent almost every level of accessibility.
By Rhonda Riche
Novelties, Watches and Wonders

IWC Bets on Blue, Green, and Gold at Watches and Wonders 2025 with Three New Ingenieur Models

At the brand’s Watches and Wonders presentations, timepieces with ties to celebrity designer Gérald Genta and actor Brad Pitt had real star power.
By Rhonda Riche
Novelties, Watches and Wonders

Watches and Wonders: IWC Showcases its Ingenuity with a Slate of New Ingenieurs

The Schaffhausen-based brand introduces three 35mm automatics and a 42mm in black ceramic.
By Rhonda Riche
History

Scrabble the Seconds: 70 Years of the IWC Ingenieur

From the original Reference 666 to Genta’s famed re-design, every version of the Ingenieur is worthy of celebration.
By Cait Bazemore