On 22 November 2012, IWC Schaffhausen celebrated the opening of its Flagship Boutique in Beijing, China. Friends of the Brand and selected guests were among those in attendance at the spectacular unveiling ceremony in the Parkview Green Mall, followed by the premiere of an IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia dedicated to Beijing, an evening to remember.
Parkview Green, a new mall in the heart of Beijing’s central business district, is setting new standards in both form and function with the use of innovative environmental technologies, enabling, among other achievements, the establishment of a microclimate beyond the influence of Beijing’s extreme seasonal climates.
IWC invited 200 guests to join them at Parkview Green for the boutique’s grand opening event. For the inauguration, guests gathered on the bridge in front of the fully covered Flagship Boutique to learn more about IWC’s milestones of innovation, an exhibition featuring ten watches from the years 1874 to 2000.
After the reception on the bridge, Friends of the Brand including actress Tang Wei, Olympic gold medal winner Chen Yibing, actor Su You Peng, actress Zhu Zhu, movie director Wang Xiaoshuai, and artist Wang Luyan joined forces with Georges Kern, Benoit de Clerck, Managing Director of IWC Asia Pacific, and Dennis Lee, Managing Director of IWC China, to unveil the architectural highlight.
The architecture of IWC’s third Flagship Boutique is just as exceptional as its surroundings. The facade of the approximately 300 squaremeter, bi-level glass cube is an eye-catcher in its own right. A brainchild of in-house designers and architects, the signature interior reflects the luxurious ambience of IWC’s collection.
Fitted out with sumptuous dark woods and exquisite materials, the Flagship Boutique creates an elegant atmosphere that invites customers to explore the six fascinating watch families along with boutique-exclusive editions, and the IWC Collection, only available in Flagship Boutiques, and made up of innovative, hand-picked items and accessories as exquisite and outstanding as the watches themselves.
In addition to its one-of-a-kind environment, the IWC Flagship Boutique Beijing – which is the second FSBTQ in Asia – features a world premiere, the Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia. The pinnacle of mechanical and engineering skills in the art of astronomical timekeeping today combines over 500 components, from the patented constant-force tourbillon escapement to the wheel train, culminating in the display of solar and sidereal time, twilight, sunrise, and sunset, and the constantly changing view of the visible stars and constellations from the customer’s own horizon.
To mark the special occasion, IWC created a Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia with a celestial chart on the case back showing the Forbidden City’s horizon. The new Flagship Boutique will be home to this masterpiece.
Boutique Address
IWC Flagship Boutique
L1–014, L2–013
No. 9, Dongdaqiao Road
Chaoyang Dist., Beijing
Tel. +86 (0)10 8562 1225
E-mail: btq-bjpvg@iwc.com
