The new IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 revives Genta design

The IWC Ingenieur SL designed by Gerald Genta in 1976 has long been a deep-cut favourite. While the modern Ingenieur has struggled a bit in getting support by today's buyers, as it deviated from the original to a point where the through line was only clear to the most down the rabbit hole enthusiasts. Today, Andrew is at the launch of the brand-new Ingenieur, exploring exactly why this novelty gets it right.
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Explore the IWC Ingenieur Collection here

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Brand: IWC
Model: Ingenieur Automatic 40
Case Dimensions: 40mm (D) x 10.8mm (T) x 45.7mm (L2L)
Case Material: Stainless steel or titanium
Water Resistance: 100m
Crystal: Sapphire crystal
Movement: IWC-manufactured automatic calibre 321111
Power Reserve: 120 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Availability: Available now for enquiries
Price: A$17,300 (stainless steel), A$21,700 (titanium)

Configurations
Ref. IW328901: Stainless steel case, black dial, rhodium-plated hands and appliques, integrated stainless steel bracelet with butterfly folding clasp
Ref. IW328902: Stainless steel case, silver-plated dial, rhodium-plated hands and appliques, integrated stainless steel bracelet with butterfly folding clasp
Ref. IW328903: Stainless steel case, aqua dial, rhodium-plated hands and appliques, integrated stainless steel bracelet with polished centre links and butterfly folding clasp
Ref. IW328904: Grade 5 titanium case, grey dial, black hands and appliques, integrated grade 5 titanium bracelet with butterfly folding clasp

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - 00:31 Intro and wristcheck
00:31 - 01:22 IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 intro
01:22 - 02:30 Reason 1 - case and bracelet
02:30 - 03:22 Reason 2 - aesthetics and changes
03:22 - 04:31 Reason 3 - inspiration behind the design
04:31 - 05:00 Outro

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[thegorn]

My God - they're beautiful! I have been asking for exactly this for years!

[AntonioLeoni]

Best review of the IWC Ingenieur. Congrats 🍾!

[spazz]

Amazing watch… easily the watch of the show so far… this is the only watch that can match and exceed the 36mm Explorer, albeit in slightly different ways, as a perfect 1-watch collection… well done IWC!

[Seconds]

Another piece of information that I just learned and confirmed…

The Aqua dial has polished center links, all others are brushed.

[ReuvenMatalon]

Looks stunning love the dial ! Love the size !

[RC-turu]

IWC Ingenieur 🔝🔝🔝
Beautiful watch 👍👍👍
IWC brand 🔝

[expatAussietez]

Have they been able to put a micro adjustment in the butterfly clasp? Still it’s stunning I would love to have it my IWC collection

[sautante]

They finally got it right again, mad props IWC!

[davec]

Are we looking at no movement view and no bracelet features such as quick change or micro-adjustment?

[stu]

Beautiful. Bu ridiculous price, no exhibition back, no micro adjustment and that's before you get to the la la land price of the titanium version!

[FS-znxe]

Understand the watch has the same movement as the Mark XX for only double the price - 12, 7k EUR.
And for just another 3.000 EUR more you could even get it in Titanium!
Stopped counting the alternatives I could buy for that amount of money...

[expatAussietez]

Fire.. great work from my favourite watch maker

[harrykuo]

love everything, not sure about the dial pattern though...

[andrewbrown]

Love it! ..but @ £10500 there are better value references even from IWC. You are paying a premium because of the original designer. wait a couple of yrs and buy pre-owned for £5k

[MH-vvne]

Funny how no one mentions the IW323902 from the early 2000 which is very similar at 40mm

[robertschmidt]

The music sounds like something from Blade Runner….

The new Ingenieur is a tad too spendy for me, considering there is no micro-adjustment on the bracelet.

[razvansuta]

yes they are pricey, but my god these will age well. Timeless full on, and I don't mind the case back. And this videonis by far the most accurate hands on emphasizing the looks and feel

[NG-hwed]

I'm glad the Ingenieur is back, but I have mixed feelings about what I have seen so far. First, this does not look like a $12, 000 watch to me. What am I missing here? Second, the unadulterated milking of Genta's name is a bit nauseating within all of the promotional material for this watch.

[Angelito_Noreaga]

This watch has me reevaluating my priorities 😆

[johnvsbear]

Perfection! And the value is there compared to its siblings from AP and PP (or even VC). These will fly off the shelves for sure.