IWC Ingenieur Dual Time Titanium Ref. 3264

One of the more interesting releases from IWC at SIHH 2013 this year is the Ingenieur Dual Time Titanium. It is my favorite watch among the 2013 IWC releases. I do wonder of IWC has taken the correct track in marketing this device, and there is one flaw shared among dual time watches which could have been corrected, which would have made this watch truly amazing.

Formula One? Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Monza, São Paulo, Kuala Lumpur: 20 times a year, the international Formula One cavalcade moves from one racing circuit to the next, at locations all over the planet. 

While a dual time watch can be useful for a person who follows the formula one races around the world, it seems like a bit of a stretch marking this as a "Formula One" aficionados watch. I would think that a racing fan would pick a Chronograph watch or at least one with a racing inspire design. 

Jet setting executives are more likely to pick something with a more formal leather strap, or even a dual time watch with a steel bracelet. The Ingenieur Dual Time Titanium should probably have been marketed as an explorers watch. 

Ingenieur Dual Time Titanium Ref. 3264. The Ingenieur Dual Time Titanium follows the classic dual time watch design. It has a dial with two hour hands. One rotates every 12 hours, which is more useful for keeping track of time in your current time zone. A second hour hand rotates once every 24 hours, and thus displays not only the time in a different time zone, but whether it is day or night as well. 

The first (12-hour) is adjusted in one hour steps relative to the position of the 24 hour hand. This is a nice feature unless you live in a time zone where local time is not offset is not in full hours like Afghanistan (UTC +3:30), the Chatam Islands (UTC +5:45), the Cocos Islands (UTC +6:30), India (UTC +5:30), Iran (UTC +3:30),  Lord Howe Island (UTC +10:30), Myanmar (UTC +6:30),  Nepal (UTC +5:45), Shri Lanka (UTC +5:30), Venezuela (UTC -4:30). A better solution would have been to have the 12-hour hand adjustable in steps of 15-minutes, or 30-minutes, the latter leaving only those in the Chatam Islands and Nepal unsatisfied.

In addition to time, the grey dial displays the date in a small window at the 3 o'clock position. The case of the watch is 45 mm larger, but being built on titanium, it should feel relatively light on the wrist. The watch is supplied with a black rubber strap.

About IWC. IWC or the the "International Watch Co. Schaffhausen" was founded by an American engineer from Boston, Florentine Ariosto Jones, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland in the year 1868. IWC Schaffhausen is notable for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland.