• 1 Mar 2023, 6:59 p.m.

    With the start of the new F1 season close by, I took out this one, the limited
    edition ( 50 ) pilot in ceramic and titanium.

    I love the carbon dial, here I have it together with the lower wing of the F1
    Mercedes from Lewis Hamilton from 2013.

    Are there others here having an IWC related to the F1 Mercedes team ?

  • Graduate
    1 Mar 2023, 10:03 p.m.

    Honest question- other than putting stickers on the cars and paying a
    sponsorship/ licencing fee- does IWC actually provide any expertise in time
    keeping/ instrumentation in the cars etc? In other words- is it a marketing
    partnership, or one based on technical expertise/ provision of high precision
    timing devices?

  • Master
    3 Mar 2023, 3:49 p.m.

    That's an awesome collection of parts and watch there Tonny!

    The watch is already super special and beautiful plus the rear wing is
    priceless and impossible to get for normal mortals. Congrats on both.

    I have an AMG Ingenieur with a carbon dial from the era before IWC was
    sponsoring the F1 team. It's to celebrate 45 years of AMG.

    These were the days when cars were still related to Ingenieur watches for the
    element Earth.

    Lewis Hamilton and his preference of IWC's Pilots watches have changed that a
    lot.

    Maybe a lucky coup for IWC. Pilots watches went through the roof since then
    even more than before.

    Now let's see what the Ingenieur will bring into the future. A highly
    underrated prduct family at IWC so far!

  • Master
    4 Mar 2023, 8:47 p.m.

    "Honest question- other than putting stickers on the cars and paying a
    sponsorship/ licencing fee- does IWC actually provide any expertise in time
    keeping/ instrumentation in the cars etc? In other words- is it a marketing
    partnership, or one based on technical expertise/ provision of high precision
    timing devices?"

    www.mercedesamgf1.com/partners/iwc-schaffhausen

    It is about sharing a passion - and a marketing partnership;)

  • Graduate
    4 Mar 2023, 10:34 p.m.

    Exactly as suspected- a marketing exercise. I know this stuff is necessary and
    sells watches, but it honestly leaves me cold.

    I mean- I also have a passion for high-level engineering...

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    6 Mar 2023, 7:39 a.m.

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