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» An evergreen in red gold - IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus

By popular request: the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus – in red gold 5N with a black dial[…] … For more than twenty years, the Da Vinci in a round case with the perpetual calendar developed by Kurt Klaus was the iconic IWC watch[…] … The Da Vinci made its debut as a chronograph in conjunction with the transition to the distinctive tonneau shaped case[…] … In parallel with this, the rehousing of the original movement technology of the previous Da Vinci with a perpetual calendar in the new case in 2007 as a special Kurt Klaus edition was a worthy tribute to the designer of the IWC calendar[…] … By popular request, the fifth edition of the Da Vinci in honour of Kurt Klaus is now making its appearance – on this occasion in the warmest red gold 5N with a black dial[…] … To relate even more about the almost limitless capabilities of the Da Vinci would be akin to carrying coals to Newcastle or bringing watches to Schaffhausen[…] … The Edition Kurt Klaus perpetual calendar chronograph remains unique, because it embodies the complete range of indications that also made the first original from 1985 so desirable: the display of the date, day, month and the year in four digits[…] … It also incorporates a perpetual moon phase display and the functions of a chronograph with the ability to record and store aggregate times up to twelve hours[…] … Operating the calendar could not be easier, because no ad justments of any kind are required[…] … In fact, it would be possible to advance all the indications via the crown synchronously and by the day if the watch were not worn for some time[…] … The fifth special edition of this Da Vinci once again bears the small signature of Kurt Klaus on the dial and a back engraving comprising the portrait of the inventor and the limited edition serial number from 1 to 1,000[…]

» The brilliant renaissance of the IWC Da Vinci

IWC Schaffhausen is bringing the Da Vinci into the future with a new generation of surprising horological innovations[…] … The three members of the new Da Vinci family not only appear in an attractive tonneau-shaped case, they also do justice to their name as a byword for advanced technologies[…] … With the Da Vinci Chronograph, IWC Schaffhausen has developed its first proprietary chronograph movement and has given it a modern interpretation with an incomparable analogue time display[…] … A limited edition pays tribute to IWC chief constructing engineer Kurt Klaus, and the Da Vinci Automatic represents the practically elegant three-hand watch in a smaller format[…] … Time machines bearing the prominent name da Vinci have almost become a synonym for the Schaffhausen watch manufactory, which, not for the first time, today identifies with the intellectual tradition of the universal genius of the Renaissance[…] … The highly intricate design of the tonneau-shaped case opens up an entirely new chapter in the history of the Da Vinci[…] … The Da Vinci Chronograph, containing the manufactory chronograph calibre 89360 newly developed by IWC Schaffhausen, features a number of new designs that are unique in the world[…] … This is entirely in line with the approach of Leonardo da Vinci, who, as an engineer and inventor, came up with surprising solutions for details of construction[…] … This spirit of Leonardo was the source of inspiration in 1985, when IWC gave the incomparable Da Vinci with an autonomous perpetual calendar its debut, and in so doing created one of the most successful watches ever[…] … IWC Schaffhausen owes a debt of gratitude for this stroke of genius to its chief designer, Kurt Klaus, who is now honoured with a limited edition of the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus[…] … The mechanical internal workings of the watch correspond to those of the previous Da Vinci, however, which takes its leave with this final appearance[…] … For those who prefer the Da Vinci in a smaller format, the Da Vinci Automatic provides an attractive alternative for this horological creation to be worn one size smaller on the wrist[…] … This elegant three-hand watch is a jewel which, with its large date, places the most useful of all the supplementary displays at the centre of attention[…] … Time for new engineering With the Da Vinci Chronograph, IWC Schaffhausen is recording an impressive piece of horological progress[…] … This is the “motor” which drives the Da Vinci Chronograph and sets new standards in the field of horological engineering[…] … The new design was developed on the basis of the highest industrial design standard, Design for Six Sigma DFSS, which has been applied consistently by IWC for some time[…] … The Da Vinci Chronograph is available in a platinum case limited to 500 pieces or in unlimited variants in white gold, rose gold and stainless steel[…] … Tribute to Kurt Klaus IWC chief constructing engineer Kurt Klaus brought the Da Vinci to life in the 1980s with his incomparable and revolutionary invention of an autonomous perpetual calendar and heralded a new era with this delightful complication[…] … This stroke of genius is now being rewarded with a well-deserved tribute in the form of a limited edition of 600 examples of the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus[…] … Its mechanical internal workings are identical with those of the previous Da Vinci: perpetual calendar with a complete year display in four digits, perpetual moon phase display, chronograph and automatic movement[…] … The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus will be limited to 600 rare examples: 50 watches in platinum, 50 in white gold and 500 in rose gold[…] … All good things come in threes The new era of the Da Vinci makes an attractive offer to lovers of smaller, yet beautiful watches[…] … With the Da Vinci Automatic, equipped with an automatic movement and a large date on a twodisc basis, the new stylistic signature of the Da Vinci comes to the wrist in the form of a 35[…] … The latest Da Vinci opens up a new future not only for new forms, but also for additional and surprising horological concepts[…] … The Da Vinci Automatic in white gold, rose gold and stainless steel embodies the combination of tradition, perfection and innovation for which its great name stands[…] … The striking new case design The surprising case design of the new Da Vinci is inspired by the interdisciplinary talents of Leonardo da Vinci, who was used to thinking innovatively and imaginatively as an architect, mechanical engineer, artist and inventor[…] … The new Da Vinci confidently lays claim to a special position within the IWC collection[…] … The same attention to detail shown in the cases is also manifested in the design of the dials of the new Da Vinci, in which the classic use of colour ranges from silver via ardoise to black[…] … IWC Schaffhausen and da Vinci become one For IWC, the awareness of the highly advanced physics of wheels, levers and transmissions has its roots in Leonardo da Vinci[…] … The one side of Leonardo da Vinci that is perhaps less well known is that of the ambitious watchmaker, who produced countless sketches of increasingly accurate movements, which also incorporated complications such as striking mechanisms[…] … His vision of the perfect machine for the precise measurement of time over very short and inconceivably long periods was realized comprehensively in Schaffhausen in 1985 with the Da Vinci perpetual calendar chronograph[…] … Its calendar designed by Kurt Klaus exhibits an unbelievable reduction ratio of 6 315 840 000 to 1 on its longest gear train between the escape wheel and the one movement of the century slide with the first two digits of the year every 100 years[…] … The new Da Vinci generation satisfies every condition for writing a triumphal sequel[…]

» Bridging the way to a new millennium: The IWC Da Vinci Tourbillon

With the Da Vinci Tourbillon, a mechanical chronograph which can only be described in superlatives, they have set up a fitting memento to the mechanical millennium and established an ambitious bridge into the future[…] … The fact that a chronograph as heavily symbolic as this one should bear the name of Leonardo Da Vinci is no coincidence[…] … Back in 1985, IWC designer Hano Burtscher discovered sketches made by Leonardo in 1499 for the circular fortifications at the harbour of Piombino and found his inspiration for the first Da Vinci chronograph[…] … The result was a watch that stands out on anyone’s wrist: reliable, built, it seems, to last for an eternity, but with a complex, almost filigree mechanical movement that continues to set standards even today[…] … The Da Vinci’s perpetual calendar, in particular, remains a source of endless fascination[…] … It will go on showing the correct date, day after day, including the complete year in four digits, until the end of the year 2499 – in other words, until the onethousandth anniversary of Leonardo’s inspired sketches[…] … It is no exaggeration to say that Leonardo himself would have been impressed by this masterpiece from Schaffhausen, not that our descendants in the third millennium will continue to admire the achievements of the watchmakers in Schaffhausen[…] … At the heart of the Da Vinci Tourbillon special edition, which is limited to just 250 watches, is the intricate device from which the watch takes its name and which was part of the watch developed to celebrate the company’s 125th anniversary, “Il Destriero Scafusia”[…] … The tourbillon was developed to counterbalance the one-sided effects of gravity on the precision of topquality mechanical watches, and remains one of the most exacting challenges to the watchmaker’s skills even today[…] … To provide the owner with an unimpeded view of this micromechanical masterpiece at work, the Da Vinci Tourbillon – unlike the standard Da Vinci and the Da Vinci splitseconds chronograph – is fitted with a sapphire glass back[…] … Other differences include the hand-wound IWC 76061 calibre movement and the tiny word “Tourbillon” in the date display circle[…] … To cater for these, the Da Vinci Tourbillon is available in yellow gold or platinum in limited editions of 200 and 50 pieces respectively[…]