IWC watchmaker assembles the Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive (Ref. IW328601)
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Built for orbit. IWC watchmaker Thomas Zimmermann assembles the Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive (Ref. IW328601) - a watch conceived not for Earth, but for space. Developed from a blank sheet by IWC's XPL engineering division, it rethinks the tool watch entirely. There is no crown. Instead, a patent-pending rotating bezel - paired with a rocker switch - controls every function, from winding to setting mission and home time. Designed for astronauts wearing gloves, it's a system built for real conditions beyond our atmosphere. Inside, the calibre 32722 powers a dual-time display with a 24-hour mission scale - essential when you witness 16 sunrises a day.
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This video was published on 2026-04-14 on the official IWC Schaffhausen YouTube channel and belongs to the playlist “IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN x VAST”. IWC Schaffhausen was founded in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones and is based in Schaffhausen. Today it belongs to Richemont. Among the brand's well-known lines are IWC Portugieser, IWC Ingenieur and IWC Pilot's Watch.
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