six new Ingenieurs - nice preview...

Makes the current Mission Earth a good proposition!

@ Kevin or Andrew

Any clue whether a Laureus Inge is in the works next year?

I was pleased to see a return to a soft iron cage. Although I have a VC Inge and love it, I agree with Antonio that an Ingenieur truly sustains its pedigree by being antimagnetic. Thanks, Shing for this preview...it looks like our collectors are going to have a wonderful SIHH if this "first glimpse" is any indication!

I think it is wrong to pick this model for a CF3 Rob.

What a great way to start my Friday - a preview of IWC's new Ingenieurs. Overall they look great. I really like the idea of a slimmer, 40mm Ingenieur which makes the SS models more evocative of the Genta series and easier to wear. And the bracelet looks terrific. The ceramic models, which I assume will feature the cal. 80110 and be about 44 mm (like the Mission Earth), also look fantastic and have a great functional look to them. Can't wait to try these on.

Great job IWC.

I don't know if the Ingenieur line is really my thing but a few of those look really good. Nice to see a smaller version making an appearance.

I suddenly have a thought...

Assuming the new chrono will be of the same lug size as the current one...

does that mean in the not-so-distant future, existing chrono owners will have a lot of straps to choose from/replace?

hrmm... hrmm... hrmmm... hrmm.. hrmmm...

That's one possibility Kelvin.

A second I am hopeful for --- is the deployant clasp for the rubber strap.

Thanks, Shing!

I also particularly like the last two of the bunch.

I'm liking this!!

rgds
kee siew

And these today 1 Dec 2012 from a web source...
the Ingenieur Chronograph Racer, which debuts in four variants. All four are 45x15mm and powered by the IWC in-house automatic flyback chronograph calibre 89361

Thanks Shing...
This a serious expansion of the Ingenieur offerings. Can't wait to try them on.

Is this the catalyst for the Ingenieur family to become a major successful sub family of the IWC collection in 2013 ?

Why, Argiris? I think the idea is quite viable. Not too long ago the Mark XVII got a lot of support as a possible CFW3. This black dial Ingenieur (my favourite of the three right now) is very similar to the Mark XVII: not too big and thick, not too expensive, great 30110 movement, antimagnetic cage, more than enough water resistance, nice bracelet, short: a very practical all purpose watch, both sporty and fairly dressy. I would support that idea, would welcome it, even if the size is a bit smaller than desired.

Kind regards,
Paul

And an idea for the CFIII: remove the crown-guards, that would give it a nice CF touch... what do you think? Maybe a brown dial as well?

Hi Martijn,

I would like to keep the crown guards. Removing them, changing the model, is not viable anyway I presume: only colour changes etc. are possible. That brown dial like on the ceramic, would be great.

Kind regards,
Paul

For any CFIII, keep in mind that IWC has a rule that there are no special editions of novelties in the year the novelties are introduced. I'm sure somewhere that rule has been broken, but I can pretty much assure you that an Ingenieur CF3 based on a 2013 model won't be introduced until 2014.

I'm too impatient for that.

Hmmm, then a CF3 Big Pilot edition, released in 2013, should fit within this rule ?

A BP CF3 - I think that would be very cool.