IWC Schaffhausen Jubilee Collection – Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 3581) and Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 4593)

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IWC Schaffhausen unveiled two limited-edition Da Vinci watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva as part of the Jubilee collection to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary: the Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” with small seconds at “6 o’clock” and Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years” whose case and moving lugs are paved with 206 pure white diamonds amounting to 2.26 carats.

These timepieces come with the characteristic dials produced using a complex lacquering process in white or blue

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years”

The Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 3581) with small seconds at “6 o’clock” is the first watch to feature the new IWC-manufactured 82200 calibre.

A total of 250 watches will be made in red gold and 500 in stainless steel:
– 18-carat red gold, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW358103)
– Stainless steel, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW358101)
– Stainless steel, blue dial with lacquered finish, rhodium-plated hands (Ref. IW358102)

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” Ref. IW358102

The newly developed automatic IWC-manufactured 82200 calibre with a Pellaton winding system boasts a power reserve of 60 hours.

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” Ref. IW358103

Movement Components in the system subject to particularly hard use, such as the pawls or the cam, are made of virtually wear-proof ceramic. The skeletonised rotor offers a view of the movement decorated with circular graining and Geneva stripes.

Technical details

Model: IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” Ref. IW358101/IW358102/IW358103

Functions
Small hacking seconds

Movement
IWC-manufactured calibre 82200
Mechanical movement
Pellaton automatic winding
Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels: 33
Power reserve: 60 h
Winding: Automatic
Rotor with Jubilee insignia

Case, dial and strap

  • Ref. IW358101: Stainless steel case, white dial with lacquered finish, black printed indices and numerals, blued hands, black alligator leather strap by Santoni
  • Ref. IW358102: Stainless steel case, blue dial with lacquered finish, white printed indices and numerals, rhodium-plated hands, black alligator leather strap by Santoni
  • Ref. IW358103: 18-carat red gold case, white dial with lacquered finish, black printed indices and numerals, blued hands, black alligator leather strap by Santoni

Glass: Sapphire, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant: 3 bar
Diameter: 40.4 mm
Height: 12.1 mm
See-through sapphire-glass back

Edition
Limited edition of 500 watches (Ref. IW358101/ IW358102)/250 watches (Ref. IW358103) each

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years”

The Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 4593) takes up the tradition of elaborately decorated jewellery watches. This was a style the company cultivated towards the end of the 1980s and during the 1990s with models like the diamond-set Lady Da Vinci in yellow gold, Reference IW8435.

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years”

Two limited-edition models are available, each restricted to 50 watches:
– 18-carat white gold, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW459309)
– 18-carat red gold, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW459304)

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years” Ref. IW459304

Both timepieces have a moon phase display at “12 o’clock”. The watches’ case and moving lugs are paved with 206 pure white diamonds amounting to 2.26 carats.

Technical details

Model: IWC Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 Edition “150 Years” Ref. IW459304/ IW459309

Functions
Central hacking seconds
Moon phase display

Movement
Calibre 35800 Self-winding Mechanical movement
Frequency 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels 25
Power reserve 42 h
Winding Automatic

Case, dial and strap

  • Ref. IW459304: 18-carat red gold case, 206 diamonds on the case and lugs, white dial with lacquered finish, black printed indices and numerals, blued hands, black alligator leather strap by Santoni
  • Ref. IW459309: 18-carat white gold case, 206 diamonds on the case and lugs, white dial with lacquered finish, black printed indices and numerals, blued hands, black alligator leather strap by Santoni

Glass: Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant: 3 bar
Diameter: 36 mm
Height: 11.7 mm
Jubilee insignia engraved on case back

Edition
Limited edition of 50 watches each