IWC Schaffhausen has launched IWC. Curated., a program of hand-picked historical watches sourced by the IWC Museum, restored in-house, and sold with certification and an International Limited Warranty that can be extended to eight years upon registration. The offer is a simple idea executed with rigor, and it lands with real weight for anyone who cares about provenance as much as patina.
The concept is refreshingly clear. IWC’s museum experts select individual references that represent key chapters of the brand’s history, then the watches travel through a meticulous revival at headquarters. Cases, bracelets, and movements are sympathetically restored as close as possible to original condition, using authentic and, when possible, period-correct components. The work is carried out by vintage watchmakers in Schaffhausen with decades of experience and privileged access to IWC’s corporate archives, including a deep inventory of spare parts for every watch and movement the company has produced. The result is not a new watch in old clothes, but an old watch brought back into honest shape and accompanied by paperwork that details authenticity and provenance.
There are no speculative upgrades hiding here, just confirmed craft. Each piece leaves with an official certification, and the warranty stands out in the vintage space. If you have a specific reference in mind, they will even help locate and procure it on your behalf.
The program’s early selection reads like a concise tour of IWC’s design and engineering identity. The Ingenieur SL, Reference 1832, designed by Gérald Genta in the 1970s, returns with its muscular industrial aesthetic that helped define the era.
The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, Ref. 3750 from 1985, appears as the first IWC to carry the perpetual calendar developed by Kurt Klaus, a crown-controlled complication that they rightly calls a benchmark for efficiency and ease of use.
For tool-watch purists, there is a Navigator’s Wristwatch Mark 11, Store Ref. No. 6B/346, manufactured in 1952 for the British Royal Air Force, a reminder of the brand’s long-standing focus on precision and antimagnetism. The references and years are quoted exactly because that is the point here: verified history, not hazy legend.
There is a practicality to the rollout as well. IWC. Curated. is initially available in selected boutiques in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Japan, specifically Schaffhausen, London’s Battersea Power Station, Dubai Mall, and Ginza. The boutique setting suits these watches, which invite close inspection, from the feel of a refreshed bracelet to the clean engagement of a properly serviced crown.
Within IWC’s modern portfolio, which spans from the elegant Portugieser to purpose-built Pilot’s Watches, this initiative threads the past directly into the present showroom. His team’s involvement matters because it signals curation rather than clearance, and it aligns with the brand’s stated commitment to longevity and responsible service.
“We want to give watch lovers the unique opportunity to own a watch that has shaped our legacy,” says David Seyffer, Museum Curator at IWC Schaffhausen.
The company certifies authenticity and provenance, restores with period correctness in mind, and supports the result with a meaningful warranty. It does not claim to rewrite history or to sand every story out of a case flank. That restraint, combined with access to original parts and records in Schaffhausen, is precisely what makes IWC. Curated. credible.
The lesson is simple. If you want vintage IWC with the calm of factory-backed service, this is a new and clearly marked door. The references may change, the appeal will not, and the paper trail will be as important as the watch on your wrist.
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