Fast forward one-and-a-half century later, IWC is today a major international watch brand, and one with a rich legacy in micro-mechanical engineering that includes an iconic perpetual calendar module and the inventive pawl-winding mechanism named after one of its master watchmakers, Albert Pellaton.

Showcasing this unique expertise is the IWC Schaffhausen 150th Anniversary Exhibition, currently happening at Level 1 Atrium of ION Orchard, Singapore. It serves as the perfect platform to gain a deeper insight into the manufacture without actually visiting the manufacture itself.

“For 150 years, IWC has remained true to the legacy of F.A. Jones and made many lasting impressions from both an artistic and a technical perspective in fine watchmaking,” says Stanislas Rambaud, managing director of IWC Southeast Asia. “Looking back is just as important as looking forward. The juxtaposition of iconic historical creations and the new Jubilee collection makes for a compelling story.”

Indeed, the exhibition will also retrace some of IWC’s finest moments via archival pieces such as the Pallweber pocket watch with jumping hour and minute displays from 1884, and the Ingenieur watch endowed with Pellaton's famed winding system created in 1950.