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[ via IWC ]PRESS RELEASE: IWC Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action" A carbon-neutral watch, made for a cause that benefits everyone - this is the IWC Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action". It is the symbol of a world that can be saved. Provided many people pull their weight. The campaign by environmentally aware management also helps. And IWC plays its part. Can we save the world with a watch? Perhaps. For the fight against global warming begins within - in the minds of as many people as possible. And the Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action" is a positive indication that more and more of us are doing something for the love of our planet. IWC, for example, is doing something as a carbon-neutral certified enterprise. The Schaffhausen manufactory is supporting The Climate Group, an independent nonprofit organization founded in 2004, with the Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action". Part of the proceeds from sales will be channeled into projects of this internationally active organization, which works with governments and business leaders around the world with a view to the rapid establishment of a low-carbon economy. Many companies, states, regions and municipalities around the world are demonstrating that a reduction in greenhouse gases is essential, and that this is achievable alongside a simultaneous increase in profitability and competitiveness. The Climate Group uses the work of these trailblazers as a catalyst to enable it rapidly to identify pragmatic solutions in its international efforts against global warming. "The next five years will prove decisive for the world's climate," says Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group. "Our emissions on a worldwide scale must reach their peak in the foreseeable future and then decrease. We must restrict heating of the atmosphere to two degrees centigrade. The further we exceed that limit, the more radical the ensuing changes will be." The Climate Group was founded in London in 2004. Steve Howard and his staff have since succeeded in enlisting the support of a series of multinational corporations for their cause. These are people who most certainly do not stand around at the Wailing Wall of environmental policy. They actually do something, by proposing market-oriented solutions leading us away from the problems associated with CO2. The Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action" will be limited to 1,000 watches and fills the bill precisely, as do all the other watches from IWC, of course. The carbon footprint of the manufactory is impressive. All the CO2 emissions previously generated by the business are gradually being reduced by the use of alternative technologies. For the unavoidable CO2 emissions, such as those resulting from business air travel, an equivalent balancing amount is invested in a wind energy project in China, which promotes the utilization of regenerative energies. However, the Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Climate Action" does more than support this project. It is also a symbol. With its purist Ingenieur design, its "regenerative" mechanical drive and the mix of conventional and advanced materials - namely stainless steel and ceramic - it is an ideal ambassador for the notion that the world's climate is a subject that concerns us. As always, actions speak louder than words. And as a long lived, robust high-quality product - like all the other watches from IWC - it also satisfies the requirement for sustainability. The limited special edition differs from the standard model through its silvered dial and the discreet use of yellow five-minute indices and a back engraving. The colour theme is repeated in the backstitching of the strap and the engraving "IWC supports voluntary action on climate change" reiterates the commitment of the Schaffhausen watch manufactory to the environment. TECHNICAL DATA Features Mechanical movement, automatic Pellaton winding system, integral shock absorber system, date display, central seconds hand with stop function, limited to 1,000 watches MovementCalibre 80111 Vibrations 28,800/h / 4 Hz Jewels 28 Power reserve 44 h Winding automatic Case Material stainless steel and ceramic (zirconium oxide) Glass sapphire, antireflective Back ceramic mounting, stainless steel, engraved Crown screw-in Water-resistant 12 bar Diameter 44mm Height 14mm Weight Watch in stainless steel with black soft strap 130 g

Tradition is usually not lost because it is linked to the future as proven by the IWC Big Ingenieur Chronograph watch. It has a rose gold or platinum stainless steel case with sapphire crystal in the transparent caseback.The gold version is worth $40,000 while the platinum version is worth $70,000. It has a Caliber 89360 movement with Chronograph and date complications with the latter found at 6 o'clock.The watch has a black dial and comes with a brown alligator leather strap with a folding clasp. This timepiece boasts of the flyback function and comes with a tachymeter scale. It is water-resistant only up to 12 bar.The Ingenieur watches were the first self-winding timepieces from IWC and have been known for its clean and simple design for three generations now. The watch however became bigger and duller after was turned over to Gerald Genta who was formerly connected with Audemars Piguet.The IWC Big Ingenieur Chronograph is a mojo-filled watch that's best worn by those who are confident enough about their masculinity not to be intimidated by its boldness and brashness.