The history of IWC watches dates back to 1868 when an
American by the name of Florentine Ariosto Jones founded a
watch factory in Switzerland. After meeting Johann
Heinrich Moser in 1850, the two teamed up to lay the
foundations for the first and only watch manufacturers in
north-eastern Switzerland. The International Watch CO. was
up and running in Schaffhausen.
It was not until 1885 that the first digital watch for IWC
was created, based on a patent from an Austrian named
Pallweber. Despite the simplicity the watch maintained, it
was a work of genius. To this day the work of the
Pallweber's is extremely rare and a large collector's item.
From 1895 to 1900 IWC saw major sales increases all around.
In Germany, the company saw an increase from 553,500 to
805,000 francs. Russia went from a measly 29,400 to an
incredible 182,300 francs. These remarkable sales
increases were due largely to the acumen of the company's
management as well as the incredible staff of employees.
After years of ups and downs, 1974 saw a rise in gold
prices by nearly 4 times the usual amount and as a result,
the price of watch exports rose by as much as 250%.
Despite this, IWC watches continued with their traditional
watchmaking while surprising the watch industry with one
innovation after another. It built up a sold line of
top-quality pocket watches.
In 1978 the company launched its very first compass watch,
which was followed by the ground-breaking introduction of
titanium to be used in watches and cases. It was Otto
Heller that was responsible for this remarkable change of
direction that truly put IWC watches on the right path.
After years of remarkable service and craftsmanship, the
company celebrated its 125th anniversary in style with 300
employees. And in the spirit of the celebration there were
1000 Portuguese watches with the 982 calibre pocket watch
movements made in stainless steel, 500 in gold, and 250 in
platinum.
Today the company continues to hold strong with innovative
watches and remarkable services. In 2001, IWC watches went
online with the Collectors forum. This was the first
brand-related forum for fans of fine watchmaking. Sadly,
the company also saw the death of Gunter Blumlein in 2001,
who was the man that led IWC out of the Swiss watchmaking
crisis of the 1970's. Despite this, the company has never
been stronger and continues its excellence in crafting
watches through an incredible team.
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