Style Edit: At Watches and Wonders 2025, IWC Schaffhausen dropped Pilot’s Watch models tied to Brad Pitt’s movie F1, as well as other Pilot’s Watch and Ingenieur variants

Apr 21 , 2025

Among IWC Schaffhausen’s drops at Watches and Wonders 2025 were Pilot’s Watch models connected to Brad Pitt’s latest film, F1. Photo: Handout

Horological legend Gérald Genta brought the 1950s Ingenieur back in the 70s, and it was reintroduced again in 2023, while the Pilot’s Watch dates all the way back to the 1930s

IWC Schaffhausen delivered just what every fan of the elegant, technically sophisticated Swiss luxury watch brand desired at Watches and Wonders 2025: stunning new updates to two of its most storied and coveted series – the Ingenieur and Pilot’s Watch collections.

IWC Schaffhausen brand ambassador Eileen Gu at Watches and Wonders on April 1. Photo: Getty Images

The Ingenieur collection first saw the light of day in the 1950s, but it was reborn in the 70s with an eye-catching design featuring a trademark integrated bracelet, the work of horological legend Gérald Genta. In 2023, that classic look was revived via the Ingenieur Automatic 40. Now, the same ergonomic profile is available in an even wider range of sizes and materials.

Creating the IWC Schaffhausen Ingenieur Automatic 40. Photo: Handout

The Ingenieur Automatic 35 brings new slimline dimensions to the collection, at just 35mm across and 9.44mm thick. It’s available in three versions, one of which is made of gold, from the case to the dial and the bracelet.

IWC Schaffhausen Ingenieur Automatic 35 with silver-plated dial. Photo: Handout

For the more sizeable wrist, meanwhile, there’s the Ingenieur Automatic 42, with a case, dial and bracelet made from black ceramic. Both show off all the signature Ingenieur touches, from the integrated bracelet, to the five screws positioned around the bezel, to the grid-patterned dial. Also on show at Watches and Wonders were an all-gold rendition of the Ingenieur Automatic 40, plus the new Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41.

IWC Schaffhausen Ingenieur Automatic 42. Photo: Handout

There’s no collection more synonymous with IWC Schaffhausen than the much-loved Pilot’s Watch, which has even deeper roots than the Ingenieur, stretching all the way back to the 1930s. Some of the most compelling newest additions to the collection, however, have a distinctly contemporary source of inspiration: the forthcoming movie F1, which stars Brad Pitt as a motorsport legend who comes out of retirement to mentor a young star.

Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley at the IWC Schaffhausen booth at Watches and Wonders on April 3. Photo: Getty Images