Tim Buys Six Watches - Which Brand? Window Shopping For a Watch Collection

Tonight's show is a celebration of IWC watches past and present. Tim Mosso, who once built a formidable mono-brand watch collection, imagines what his dream set of IWC watches would look like. Vintage watches, modern classics, sports watches and high complications are on the shopping list. Can a Richemont brand struggling to balance tradition and trends really be this appealing? Watches Tonight investigates. Sports watches are hot right now - especially the kind with steel cases, integrated bracelets, and real or imagined links to designer Gerald Genta. Surprisingly, the IWC Ingenieur of the last decade mostly referenced the 1950s and 1960s version of the model rather than the definitive Ingenieur SL model 1832 of 1932. That design,, which truly was designed by Genta in his Royal Oak and Nautilus period, lapsed from the IWC watch catalog for years until the 2023 IWC Ingeniuer reference 3289. Launched as a return in earnest to the Gerald Genta style of IWC Ingenieur, the new 40mm model incorporates all of the elements that made the original a classic. The distinctive dial texture returns in several shades including a stunning green that reads as teal. 100-meter water resistance, a soft iron antimagnetic cage to protect the movement, and full integration of case and bracelet define this attractively designed watch. For fans of movements, an automatic caliber 32111 provides five days of power reserve. There are some problems with IWC's new Engineer's watch. First retail