Watchbase is at the IWC headquarters in Schaffhausen for a factory visit with our friends of Ace Jewelers today!

While Alwin is getting a crash course in watchmaking in Switzerland, we cordially invite you to check out our progress on the Schaffhausen-based brand at the Watchbase IWC home page.

I’ll be the first to admit that there is still major work to be done though and I’ll get to that ASAP. As of yet, most watches have been uploaded to the Big Pilot section, including the Big Pilot Top Gun Miramar in ceramic and titanium found on Alwin’s wrist.

We’ve been making big steps with adding watches to our database in the last few days. As the list is growing, our initial idea is slowly starting to emerge – full info on as many watches as humanly possible. And once the data is there, we can make lists, timelines and whatever else fun we can think of.

Among the close to a thousand watches that I’ve added last week are a couple that’ll show what I’m talking about – the IWC Laureus models. As you probably know, the Schaffhausen-based brand has been releasing a limited edition model for the Laureus Sport for Good foundation almost every year since 2006. All of them feature a distinct blue dial and closed caseback with a special engraving, and most of them have proved to be hugely popular. Can you name them all – and preferably in good order? If not, try a WatchBase search for ‘Laureus’ to get a quick overview.. Have fun!

Last one – what model do you think will serve as the base for the 2015 IWC Laureus? I’ve already seen it, so I won’t play.. 😉