How do I authenticate a watch from Universal?

IWC, founded in 1868, ranks 11th in the world after Rolex. Extraordinary technology and sophisticated craftsmanship are not only a symbol of Schaffhausen’s excellence and pure watchmaking craftsmanship, but also reflect IWC’s consistency in its purpose. Actively cultivating professional talents and meticulously creating perfect craftsmanship is the purpose established and continued by IWC today, and it is committed to producing the ultimate quality watches for a few people. Worldwide, IWC has always been regarded as a treasure by collectors around the world. The following Watchdog website tells you how to identify IWC watches?

1. Look at the quality

In 1880, John Rauchenbacher Fogg took over the company and inherited the rigorous, reliable and eternal watchmaking culture of IWC, and gradually became a classic template for the watch manufacturing industry in Europe and even the world. It was also awarded the highest craftsmanship reputation certification honor by Schaffhausen at the beginning of this century, marking iwc's commitment to the highest quality.

2. Look at the craftsmanship

Since 1868, every watch produced by IWC has been recorded in the watch factory's record books. For more than 100 years, these record books have been integrated into countless versions, which is the only one in the world. The old book uses cursive characters to record the contract number, case number, materials used, watch weight, watchmaker's name, completion date, watchmaker or watch buyer's name, etc.

Since 1868, important spare parts produced by the IWC factory have been placed in high cabinets, so IWC watchmakers can completely repair the oldest watch movements to ensure that the watches can still keep accurate time many years ago. Because of this, IWC watches are enough to become heirlooms for the next generation. IWC is also the only watchmaker whose craftsmanship has not fallen victim to the Industrial Revolution. IWC has never pursued mass production. To this day, it faithfully adheres to its inherent philosophy - IWC produces a small piece of high-quality watches. In this way, every watch made by IWC, with careful care, even the smallest one, can be used for decades and be widely collected.

3. Look at the movement

This new mechanical movement is designed by Engineer 80110 and uses the Engineer 80110 self-winding movement with a diameter of 30.4 mm and a thickness of 7.2 mm. As far as the mechanical movement of the watch is concerned, it has many features. In addition to the circular escapement fork, nickel-plated main plate and bridge plate, it also has hour and minute display, middle second hand, engine stop second hand function, date display quick adjustment function, balance wheel vibration frequency of 28,800 times (peripheral speed 4 Hz), equipped with 28 ruby ​​bearings, 44 hours of power storage, perfect performance. An 80110-type movement with an extremely effective pellaton winding ratcheted system. It not only inherits the half-century tradition of the Engineer series, but also interprets the watchmaking concept with the fifty years of profound experience of the watch factory. This automatic winding movement has the best working performance, the strongest protective device, the solid craft structure, and the simplest operation and use among similar products.

The 80110 model also has a special feature, which is its magnetic resistance. After testing, it can reach 80,000a/m80,000 amperes per meter, which greatly exceeds the Swiss antimagnetic watch standard of 4,800 amperes. The soft iron lined shell creates a fully conductive magnetic field and avoids polar effects. The inner layer of antimagnetic material is the same as that of early engineers' watches, consisting of a metal piece, a metal ring and a connected back plate.

For ordinary consumers, we may not know much about the technical knowledge of watches, but to identify the authenticity of IWC, it is best to first understand the relevant information of IWC, and then further identify its authenticity through the unique logo and watchmaking process of the watch.