The fake IWC Sidérale Scafusia (Live Photos + Video Explanation)

IWC makes watches with a purpose – watches designed to be taken into battle, or to be worn while doing important research. So, in August, when the gang from Schafhausen released replica watches a $750,000 mega-watch, the world wasn’t sure what to think. Had IWC jumped the shark and started to cater to clients who demand a watch this expensive, the clients who buy more for the sake of ownership than the joy of ownership? You all know the type. replica watches uk

A $750,000 IWC is curious, but it is not unwarranted, and nothing about the Sidérale Scafusia is superfluous, from a developmental standpoint. You see, this watch took ten years to create, and employed the minds of some wonderfully brilliant men, including replica watches uk Professor Ben Moore of the University of Zurich, independent watchmaker Jean-Francois Mojon (who conceived the movements of both Harry Winston’s Opus X and MB&F’s Legacy Machine One,) and the man you will see in the video above, Thomas Gäumann, who leads Research and Development for IWC’s movements department.

The Sidérale is an incredibly complex wristwatch, the most complex fake IWC has ever made. It combines a perpetual calendar and astronomical display with a (huge) constant force tourbillon. The oversized tourbillon, which displays running seconds, guarantees a regular and precise rate for a period of at least 48 hours, though the watch has a complete 90 hour power reserve as shown at 4:30, as seen below.

While the tourbillon may be the most immediately gratifying aspect of the Siderale, it is the caseback, with a color-changing star chat that is really the star of this show. It isn’t just a star chart on the back of the Sidérale, it actually accounts for all of the following:

Perpetual calendar with leap year display and absolute day of the year

Celestial chart showing horizon, ecliptic and celestial equator

Indication for day, night and twilight

Display for sunrise and sunset

Coordinates of chosen location

Here is a look at it as taken at SIHH this year:

You see, IWC has created an accurate portrayal of the true night’s sky in a wristwatch, and to see it in action is simply astonishing (and possible via our video above). The vividness of colors, the immense accuracy in date keeping, and incredible ease of use (everything on the Sidérale is set by the crown!) make this watch an astonishing accomplishment and one that will be the crown replica watches uk

What drives the IWC Sidérale Scafusia is IWC’s calibre 94900 movement, which you can see broken out below (courtesy of IWC):

Another interesting trait of the Sidérale is that while it is not technically a limited edition, it is quite limited by its very nature. What we mean is that each watch is custom built for a particular client in a particular location, and it is up to the client to choose the coordinates around which the Sidérale’s universe will rotate. The client also choses the metal and dial color configuration from a variety of options.

Here are two possible options:

What this IWC does so well is make the complicated seem simple. In fact, the oversized tourbillon turning away on the dialside, in conjunction with the slow-moving, almost majestic color change of the sky-chart on the caseback make this watch serene in nature. The Portuguese case chosen for this grail of IWCs is the brand’s simplest and most refined, a perfect choice for such a watch. replica watches uk

Also, because this watch features both a moving sky chart and perpetual calendar, and it is a hand-wound watch, the Sidérale comes with one very cool automatic watch winder. The Sidérale slides onto its cushion, and then the crown is grasped by a small clamp. The crown is automatically wound, just as a human’s hand would do. Super, super cool…

So, the IWC Sidérale Scafusia is a very costly wristwatch, but it is also a very important one, and one that IWC will count as the crown jewel of the collection for many years to come. It is the type of watch from which countless new pieces may be derived, and we certainly do hope to see the use of its impressive technical feats in less expensive watches in the coming years. replica watches uk

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