IWC Schaffhausen

IWC Schaffhausen (International Watch Company) was founded in 1868 by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones, combining American manufacturing with Swiss craftsmanship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, leveraging the Rhine's hydropower. Key milestones include pioneering digital display Pallweber pocket watches (1885), introducing the first wristwatches (1899), launching iconic Pilot's Watches (1930s onwards, notably the Mark 11), the large-cased Portugieser (1939), and developing advanced materials like Ceratanium, solidifying its reputation for robust, functional, and engineered luxury timepieces.