Iwc Watch Company, or the International Watch Company, was founded in 1868 by Florentine Jones, an American, with a dream to originate a watch that had the craftsmanship of the highly desired Swiss watches, but was man-made by American technology. However, after an uphill fight to break into the industry, it was not until Jones met with a man named, Johann Heinrich Moser, the pioneer for white coal in Switzerland, that Jones was able to move send with his dream. Together, they began the first watch company in all of northeast Switzerland, creating their base in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
The company grew rather quickly, after he began renting his first premise in 1869, Jones needed to develop to a place that could hold more workers. By 1875, he had done building for his own personalized factory, the Baumgarten, hiring 196 workers immediately to begin in his premise for the increasing company. The motto and doctrine of the company was "Probus Scafusia," meaning "good craftsmanship from Schaffhausen." This motto is still marked onto Iwc watches today, reminding the buyer that they are fulfilling a promise to them with their product. Jones was a man of his word, making sure that the company put out only the best capability goods for its consumers. However, a good of a watchmaker as he was, he was not a good businessman, and was forced to sell his company in order to ensure its survival.
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Johannes Rauschenbach-Vogel purchased Iwc in 1880. Under his family's four generation reign over the company, some fantastic things were accomplished. For example, it was not until his family's reign, specifically when after his 25 year old son, Johannes Rauschenbach-Schenk, created and began distributing a pocket watch with digital components, in 1885. These watches are now carefully a rare collectors item and are highly hard to find.
During the 1930's, Iwc Watch company became the first company to make watches specifically for aviators. These watches included an nonmagnetic component. The Mark 11, in 1948, was fully protected against all magnetic fields, and Iwc has since made this an leading attribute to all of their watches. This was a historical advancement in the watch manufactures that they were able to call their own.
Quartz was not introduced into their manufactures until Iwc incorporated it into their Di Vinci wristwatch in 1969. However, Iwc decided that in order to remain profitable that they would stick to their core basics and continue to exquisite the mechanics of their watches rather than the allinclusive beauty. They wanted to ensure that their consumer had a capability watch, not just one that was pleasing to the eye.
Adding to their list of accomplishments, Iwc Watches introduced the world's first titanium watch case and bracelet in 1978. Their watches, even today, have the most industrialized theory in completing this process. There is a pin that is settled in each link to hold the bracelet in its permissible form and to avoid any damage that can be caused to the bracelet.
Today, the Iwc Watch company is one of the greatest in the watch industry, still holding its motto, "Probus Scafusia," close at heart while production. Their inspiration to hold true to the traditional make of their watches is a unique and great capability that all collectors can appreciate.
Iwc Watches - Probus Scafusia
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