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The IWC Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” & Goodwood Members' Meeting
Goodwood (UK), 23 March 2015 – For the first time, IWC Schaffhausen assumed its role as Timing Partner for the renowned Goodwood Members’ Meeting, held this year for the 73rd time. Against the exclusive backdrop of motor racing’s unique weekend, the luxury watch manufacturer unveiled its new Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT”. Made of solid boron carbide and limited to just 25 pieces, the watch also commemorated IWC’s ten-year partnership with Mercedes-AMG. As a further highlight, IWC and Mercedes-AMG organized a race between the legendary first AMG racing car – affectionately known as the “Legend of Spa” –, the new sports car Mercedes-AMG GT and a Mercedes F1 W04.
IWC TAKE TO THE GRID WITH WATCH INNOVATION AT GOODWOOD MEMBERS' MEETING
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN PRESENTS THE NEW INGENIEUR AUTOMATIC EDITION "AMG GT"
While the super-tuned engines were revving up a storm, somewhere just off the 3.8-kilometre track in West Sussex, England, was the barely perceptible ticking of a trailblazing new product. Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen was presenting its Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” (Ref. IW324602), the irst watch worldwide to feature a case made of boron carbide, currently the hardest ceramic of them all. “As a successful amalgam of out- standing technical achievement, a quest for perfection and purist design, this exclusive timepiece has clear parallels with motor racing,” explains IWC CEO Georges Kern. “The Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” will be available in a tiny edition of just 25 watches and is an unequivocal declaration of the significance of our ten-year partnership with Mercedes-AMG.” The name chosen for the new watch is a tribute to the new Mercedes-AMG sports car, the second vehicle built entirely in-house by the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz. The two companies cultivate a historical heritage in two very different fields, encouraging innovative engineering and a high proportion of skilled manual labour. With their commitment to quality and simple, clear-cut design, both brands are bound by a clear affinity for performance and efficiency as well as a passion for technical progress and precision. Since January 2013, IWC has built on its involvement in motor racing as Official Engineering Partner of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team and has two fine brand ambassadors in Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
THE "LEGEND OF SPA" ON THE CIRCUIT
The Goodwood Members’ Meeting is the first in a series of historic races that can count on IWC Schaffhausen’s support in the years ahead. In 2014, the Goodwood Road Racing Club (GRRC) re-established its club racing tradition with the Members’ Meeting. These races, held at the circuit that opened in 1948, are open exclusively to members and were a resounding success between 1949 and 1966. The hallmark of the Goodwood Members’ Meeting has always been a world-class field of historic racing cars and well-known drivers. In its role as Timing Partner for the Goodwood Members’ Meeting and as a reference to Mercedes-AMG and its ten-year partnership, together with Mercedes-AMG, IWC Schaffhausen brought three spec- tacular AMG vehicles to Goodwood: the latest Mercedes- AMG GT, one Mercedes F1 W04, and the 300 SEL 6.8 AMG – AMG’s first vehicle, which created a sensation in 1971 when it clinched second place in the 24-hour touring car race at Spa. In an unconventional “race against time” at Goodwood, German ex-racing driver Jochen Mass took the 300 SEL 6.8 AMG through its paces on the circuit while his Austrian colleague Karl Wendlinger got behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG GT and set out in pursuit. Anthony Davidson, winner of last year’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and former FORMULA ONE driver, was in no hurry with his FORMULA ONE racing car at the start, but soon moved into top gear and put in a fantastic performance to cross the finishing line at the same time as the other two vehicles. Apart from this spectacle, visitors to the Goodwood Members’ Meeting witnessed a series of keenly contested races and high-speed demonstrations featuring cars from the pre-war era to 1990s Group C prototypes. Among others, FORMULA ONE cars from the 1970s and a group of wild 250 mph Group C Le Mans cars demonstrated their prowess. At the end of the race week- end, IWC Schaffhausen honoured the driver who had re- corded the fastest lap time with a special timepiece from the Ingenieur line: the Ingenieur Chronograph Silberpfeil (Ref. IW378505) is a tribute to the historic Mercedes-Benz racing cars, which won countless Grand Prix races and championships between 1934 and 1939, and were success- ful once again in 1954/55.
WATCH WORLD PREMIERE IN BORON CARBIDE
With the launch of the Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” in solid boron carbide, IWC Schaffhausen sets another milestone in watchmaking history: almost as hard as a diamond and as light as aluminium, boron carbide is an innovative material that unites incredible, contrasting qualities to deliver unique performance. It alludes to the partnership with Mercedes-AMG, with a case made of sev- eral parts in pure boron carbide: the irst time this material has been used in the watch industry. This high-perform- ance ceramic is one of the hardest and most scratch- resistant materials available, and it is produced in five time- consuming stages. IWC’s traditional prowess in precision technology is embodied by the Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT”’s in-house 80110-calibre, which has an inte- grated shock-absorption system and is one of the most robust movements made in Schaffhausen. As a tribute to its namesake, the designers of the Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” have elegantly combined the colour black with stylish yellow elements that reference AMG’s exclusive colour, “solarbeam”. The eye-catching screws in the bezel and crown are made of black zirconium oxide. A glance through the see-through sapphire-glass back reveals a high-precision mechanical movement with a blackened rotor. The new watch is secured to the wrist with a rugged, skin-friendly rubber strap. With the black Dinamica® inlay, which is set off with yellow quilted stitch- ing, the watch features the same innovative microfibre used by Mercedes-AMG to pad the steering wheel, seat upholstery and headliner in the new Mercedes-AMG GT. The Ingenieur Automatic Edition “AMG GT” is limited to 25 pieces and available from selected IWC retailers.
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN
With a clear focus on technology and development, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. The company has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity. One of the world’s leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC crafts masterpieces of haute horlogerie at their finest, combining supreme precision with exclusive design.
MERCEDES-AMG GMBH
“AMG” – around the world, these three letters are synonymous with top automotive performance, exclusivity and dynamic driving experience. Mercedes-AMG GmbH, with its headquarters in Affalterbach, near Stuttgart, manu- factures the high-performance models in the Mercedes- Benz vehicle range, which includes sports cars and sporty limousines, SUVs, coupés and roadsters as well as specially customized models. The company, founded by Hans-Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher in 1967, is a sports car and performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, with an image characterized by considerable success in motor- sport and the unique vehicles it produces.
GOODWOOD MEMBERS' MEETING
Established in 2014 by the Goodwood Road Racing Club, the Members’ Meeting revives the spirit and camaraderie of the 71 Members’ Meetings run by the British Automobile Racing Club from 1949 to 1966. Devised as a Members- only event, and with an exclusive audience and access-all- areas in an intimate and relaxed environment for all attend- ees, the Members’ Meeting is a unique way to kick off the historic motor racing season and perfectly complements the world-renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed in June and Revival Meeting in September.
INGENIEUR AUTOMATIC EDITION “AMG GT”
REF. IW324602
FEATURES
Mechanical movement – Pellaton automatic winding with blackened rotor – Integrated shock-absorption system – See-through sapphire-glass back – Date display with crown-activated rapid advance – Central hacking seconds – Screw-in crown with crown protection – Limited to 25 watches worldwide
MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 80110
Frequency 28,800 A/h / 4 Hz
Jewels 28
Power reserve 44 h
Winding automatic
WATCH
Materials boron carbide case and crown protection, zirconium oxide screws and crown, black dial, hands and appliqués coated with Super-LumiNova®*, black rubber strap with Dinamica®* microibre inlay and yellow quilted stitching, titanium pin buckle
Glass sapphire, lat, antirelective coating on both sides
Water-resistant 12 bar
Diameter 45mm
Case height 14.5mm
* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Super-LumiNova® and Dinamica® trademarks.
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