• Apprentice
    9 May 2012, 7:16 p.m.

    Gentlemen, what is the most "bulletproof" movement, which is currently produced by IWC? I read some impressive sagas at this forum, depicting broken watches (and consequent trips to IWC Head Office) just due to setting them on hand, etc etc. OK, a tourbillon + repeater + perpetual is something that should (ideally) never go out of your home vitrina, but how about simpler movements? Does IWC have something really dependable, a watch which is not afraid of user who does not always use a nanometric key or something in order to set time or change date? Meaning a real watch for everyday use...

  • Master
    9 May 2012, 8:27 p.m.

    Nickniclls,

    No watch is "bulletproof" as you surmised. One to consider is the IWC Ingenieur that many of us wear as a daily watch that can take a beating and keeps on tickin'. I wear mine skiing and in other sports, but I am aware that bad things can happen and I do don't take excessive risks.

    As you can see there are a few nicks and scratches on mine:

    i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/wbarker75/Ingenieur/DSC_4342-Version2.jpg

  • Master
    9 May 2012, 8:57 p.m.

    Well I shoot with a .308 Winchester rifle and if you post your watch to me then I will test its bullet proof abilities at 100 yards but since it goes through old railway sleepers at 1000 yards I may not have a complete watch to post back. :-)
    Seriously, I know of no watch case, steel or Ti that is immune to being brushed and knocked against brickwork. No mechanical movement is 100% immune or happy with road drills, golf, tennis, squash or army assault courses. Treat a good watch as you would a good suit and shoes. There are places where not to wear either.

  • Master
    9 May 2012, 10:03 p.m.

    The 80110 movement is supposed to be quite shock resistant. It sits in the Ingenieur Mission Earth and the Plastiki. It also sits in my older Ingenieur Automatic AMG. I never challenged it to the full, Bill did maybe more while skiing. They once said: what a human body can stand, the 80110 can stand too. Like, when I drop and don't break a leg, the 80110 will still function too. I guess that is good enough for most of us.

    Kind regards,
    Paul