Best Replica IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 9240
The high quality replica IWC Ingenieur watches were first released in the 1950s as a tool watch for, well, engineers working in close proximity to magnetic fields. It used a faraday cage to protect the movement from these fields, thus maintaining its accuracy. In the ‘70s, the Ingenieur was given a redesign by none other than Gerald Genta, and welcomed an integrated bracelet more inline with other premium sport watches of the era (and it’s a design they’ve recently resurrected). The design welcomed a selection of IWC movements over its production span, and perhaps the most interesting among them is the reference 9240, powered by the caliber 3758.
Luxury fake IWC watches’ Kurt Klaus developed an ingenious perpetual calendar mechanism in the early ‘80s, and was celebrated for its remarkable simplicity, using relatively few parts, and being entirely adjustable through the crown. In the early ‘90s, this perpetual calendar made its way into the Ingenieur collection via this reference 9240.This example comes to us from Wind Vintage and features a 38mm yellow gold case with a stark white dial. The complications are laid out clearly, and this design has a lot of legs even today. This is a rare bird and a relatively great value for the package.
Top Replica IWC Aquatimer ref. 1812
While cheap super clone IWC did produce a W.W.W. (watch, wrist, waterproof) in the late ‘40s for the British military, it wouldn’t be until 1967 that they would make a true dive watch in the Aquatimer reference 812. The 1:1 wholesale replica watches were unique for its relatively high depth rating of ~200 meters, and its dual crown system to support the internal rotating bezel. That case was a super compressor style borrowed from Enicar, by the way. In 1971, the first Aquatimer was redesignated as the reference 1812, but the austere design remained, and would set the stage for one of the more unique takes on the dive watch to come out of the era.
This reference 1812, which is being offered by The Keystone, features a white bezel, and walks up to the line of formal wear with clean lines, and a scripted logo. What sets this particular example apart is its excellent condition, and the original Gay Freres bracelet with the old school online copy IWC logo stamped on its clasp. This watch represents an important moment in IWC’s history, and the Aquatimer collection remains in production to this day, but none are quite as charming as this original 37mm example.