The world of the Ingenieur begins at the point where most of the others encounter their limits. Because it is superbly built to meet the earthly challenges of our age. The Big Ingenieur Chronograph from IWC Schaffhausen is the instrument for men who feel at home in the great outdoors and take on the challenges of nature.
The Big Ingenieur Chronograph from IWC Schaffhausen is an horological high-end product with the greatest diversity on the one hand, and with robustness and sporting appeal on the other hand – yet all the time retaining its style and class. A true Ingenieur to the core.
What is more, the Ingenieur has always attracted like a magnet the best ideas of the designers and watchmakers. The Big Ingenieur Chronograph in platinum, rose gold and stainless steel also brings together everything that is good, innovative and exceptionally hard-wearing: the IWC manufactured 89360 calibre chronograph movement with a double-pawl winding system, flyback function and analogue display of long stop times, design of the movement for robustness and a larger case with a tachymeter scale. And the fact that the soft iron inner case, not considered essential by everyone, was dispensed with also makes it comfortable to wear on account of its weight, size and ergonomic case/strap design. This is only to be expected from an item of equipment intended for daily and out of-the-ordinary use. In addition, it invites anyone with a penchant for things mechanical to admire its inner values through the sapphire glass back. And they are indeed impressive.
The typical Ingenieur case has been revised once again, and its increased diameter of 45.5 millimetres also imparts a rather slimmer and accordingly more elegant appearance. Yet above all else, the idea of further enhancing the robustness of this Ingenieur through design measures was always at the forefront. For this reason, the Big Ingenieur Chronograph with the chronograph buttons integrated harmoniously into the case was given an additional side guard to protect the screw-in crown from lateral impacts. Better safe than sorry. It is also water-resistant to 12 bar.