Nico Rosberg has been an IWC ambassador since 2013, when, together with Lewis Hamilton, he became the first driver to join IWC’s family of ambassadors. This year IWC releases the Ingenieur Chronograph “Tribute to Nico Rosberg” to honour the world champion 2016 Formula One driver.
Nico Rosberg wearing «his» Ingenieur Chronograph «Tribute to Nico Rosberg» © IWC
The IWC-manufactured chronograph comes in an 18-carat red gold case, measuring 42mm in diameter, and was was designed by Rosberg himself in collaboration with Christian Knoop, Creative Director at IWC Schaffhausen. A special feature of this watch is its see-through sapphire-glass back, which is printed with the “NICO” lettering from Rosberg’s helmet.
Limited to 23 watches, the Ingenieur Chronograph “Tribute to Nico Rosberg” (Ref. IW380805) recalls Rosberg’s 23 Grand Prix wins. The dial is slate-coloured and the hands are gold-plated. The watch is driven by an IWC-manufactured 69375 calibre, an automatic chronograph movement with a column-wheel control device. The bidirectional pawl-winding system generates a power reserve of 46 hours and the watch beats at 28’800 vph.
The Iwc Watches Korea Replica Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” is 40.4mm broad and 12.1mm thick in a steel case, using a water-resistance of 30m — although it’s clearly not a game watch, something made as a daily wear in this way might have perhaps had a bit better water-resistance rating as a promise of overall durability. The brand tells us that the dials are made with “up to 12 layers” of lacquer, flat-polished and brushed, and printed a few times. The hands are rhodium-plated, and date-haters will not have that to whine about here, as IWC has selected to commemorate a date display.The 82200 movement is the most notable element of this IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” watch. It builds on the 80000 family of movements, as those found in, say, a few Aquatimer watches. The automatic 82200 works at 4Hz using a nice 60-hour power reserve and features a seconds sub-dial in 6 o’clock. Like other IWC movements, the 82200 uses the Pellaton bi-directional winding ceramic and system components for their wear-resistance. IW459304) with a 36mm (obviously) 18k red gold case and 206 diamonds using a price of $29,900. It’s powered by the IWC “35800” movement that is a Sellita SW300-1 base with a moon phase display at 12 o’clock, operating at 4Hz with 42 hours of electricity reserve.IWC is continuing to highlight the upgraded Da Vinci by adding it at its birthday celebration models, and an in-house movement might help get the interest of watch fans more than last year’s basic three-hand models using the Sellita-based 35111. IW358102) is limited to 500 pieces, it’s quite possible that another non-limited iteration will combine the collection shortly.
Ingenieur Chronograph «Tribute to Nico Rosberg» © IWC
An elegant sports watch, the Ingenieur is fitted with a grey calfskin strap. It will be available in Iwc Vs Zenith Watches Replica boutiques and from authorized IWC retailers from December 2017.