Gearing Up for SIHH 2013: IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Racer
News of new watch launches at next month’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva continues to trickle into WatchTime’s offices, the latest from IWC Schaffhausen. Last year, IWC focused on expanding and revamping its Pilot’s Watch collection. It appears that in 2013, it will be the brand’s sporty Ingenieur collection in the spotlight, starting with the new Ingenieur Chronograph Racer.The reason for the revamping and expanding of the Ingenieur �� which IWC introduced in the 1950s and whose modern, industrial look was heavily influenced by the designs of G��rald Genta in the 1970s �� is the brand’s new partnership with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One racing team. IWC and Mercedes-Benz have had a relationship since 2004, but 2013 will mark the first year that they will join forces in the Formula One racing arena. IWC CEO Georges Kern saw the new era as the perfect time to update the Ingenieur collection, incorporating materials used regularly in motorsports, such as ca

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