IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic Watch

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The Swiss watch brand IWC has finally unveiled their first ceramic Da Vinci chronograph watch. It can be predicted that this watch would be a success just by looking it at the first sight. This watch is going to be even more successful than the rose gold members of the Da Vinci family.,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]

With its central section made of zirconium oxide (ZrO2,) which is both chemically inert and extremely hard, the 44 mm case also sports a bezel, case-back, winding crown and chronograph push-pieces made of polished titanium.

The choice of materials makes the watch look more elegant and also drives down the costs of production, because the ceramic part of the case requires enormous amount of energy to machine it to a perfect form. However, combining the scratch-resistant ceramic case with scratch-prone metal parts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], IWC somehow defeats the very concept of a ceramic watch, which is supposed to always look like you have just bough it at your nearest AD.

Well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I hope that in a couple of years IWC will finally find an economically feasible way of making full-ceramic cases.

Inside the watch is hidden the Caliber 89360 automatic chronograph movement we have already seen in the last year's IWC Aquatimer Chronograph in Red Gold (Ref. IW3769) and IWC Big Ingenieur Chronograph models.

First unveiled about three years ago and developed exclusively for the Da Vinci family of watches, the movement features a column-wheel switching,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], free sprung balance with 4 adjustable weights, flyback function and impressive 68 hours of power reserve with single barrel mainspring.

The price is always what people concern much. Yet it is still not known. An IWC watch won't be cheap though.