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IWC also known as International Watch Co is a Swiss luxury watch company
Located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland,, IWC Schaffhausen is known for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland notwithstanding, the lingua franca of IWC is German.]
IWC's motto is Probus Scafusia (L.), meaning good, solid craftsmanship from Schaffhausenand was established in 1903 as the Official Motto.
IWC was founded in 1868 by an American engineer and watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841–1916). Jones had previously served as a director of E. Howard & Co., in Boston, then America's leading watchmaking company, and created International Watch Company with the goal of combining the craftsmanship of the Swiss with the modern engineering technology from the U.S. to manufacture movements and watch parts for the American market.
IWC publishes a quarterly customer magazine titled, Watch International. This publication is available in 3 different languages (French, German, and English) and features stories, articles and features about IWC.
Popular offerings from this brand include: IWC Portuguese, IWC Aquatimer, IWCIngenieur, IWC Pilot’s Watches, IWC Portofino, and the IWC Da Vinci watch
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