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1868
Foundation of the IWC manufactory in Schaffhausen by a young American named Florentine Ariosto Jones.
1936
Launch of the Mark IX, first IWC pilot's watch designed to withstand extreme conditions in aeroplane cockpits.
1938
Creation of a wristwatch equipped with a high-precision calibre: the Portugieser.
1985
Birth of the Da Vinci. The main attraction of this chronograph with a perpetual calendar is its four-digit year which is adjusted uniquely via the crown.