IWC Schaffhausen – DA VINCI Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”
THE DREAM OF A YOUNG BOY
DA VINCI CHRONOGRAPH EDITION “LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION”
DA VINCI CHRONOGRAPH EDITION “LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION”
The Da Vinci Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” is one of the highlights of the current Da Vinci collection. Every year, IWC Schaffhausen presents a limited special edition, part of the proceeds from which is used to help disadvantaged children and young people. On the back of the watch is a drawing by a Chinese boy, with which he won the global children’s drawing competition.
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The Da Vinci Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” (Ref. IW393402) has a blue dial and a diameter of 42 millimetres. Newly developed moving horns with curved lugs ensure that the black alligator leather strap by Santoni fits wrists perfectly. The stainless-steel chronograph shows elapsed minutes and hours on a subdial, so that the stopped times can be read off as if on an analogue watch. As usual, the timepiece has a central chronograph hand to show seconds.
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The in-house 89361 chronograph calibre has a 68-hour power reserve and draws its energy via the automatic IWC double-pawl winding system, which has four pawls to transmit energy to the pawl wheel. The watch is water-resistant to 3 bar and has a flyback function: pressing the push-button stops, resets and restarts the chronograph instantaneously.
TIMEPIECES FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Every year since 2006, IWC Schaffhausen has launched an exclusive special edition for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Part of the proceeds from the sale of these timepieces goes directly to the Laureus Foundation and contributes to the funding of its projects. Like its predecessors, the 11th in the series of IWC special editions is a symbol of hope for children and young people who are socially disadvantaged because they have mental or physical handicaps or live in difficult family cir cumstances.
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“We want to give children and young people all over the world the best-possible start to self-determined lives,” explains Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen. “And here, sport can play an important role. In many cases, people with some form of mental impairment are particularly likely to be ostracized or neglected by society. In Laureus sports projects, they are respected and appreciated and learn how to surmount barriers. I’m proud that we can make some form of contribution.”
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DRAWING OF LAUGHING BOY ENGRAVED ON CASE BACK
One of the hallmarks of all Laureus special editions is an engraving on the case back. Traditionally, IWC Schaffhausen organizes an annual children’s drawing competition within all the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation projects worldwide.
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The motto this year was “Time Well Spent”, and the jury singled out a drawing by 12-year-old Hou Ye from Shanghai. Despite a mental handicap and limited motor abilities, Hou Ye is a passionate participant in the Special Olympics East Asia. His winning picture shows himself on skis, laughing happily as he sets his own personal best time.
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Technical details
Model: DA VINCI Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”
REF. IW393402
FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement – Self-winding – IWC-manufactured 89361 calibre (89000-calibrefamily) – Date display – Stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds – Hour and minute counters combined in a totalizer at “12 o’clock” – Flyback function – Small hacking seconds – Glucydur®* beryllium alloy indexless balance with high-precision adjustment screws on balance rim
MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 89361
Frequency 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels 38
Power reserve 68 h
Winding Automatic
WATCH
Materials Stainless-steel case, blue dial.
Diameter 42 mm
Height 14.5 mm
Glass Sapphire, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant 3 bar
STRAP
Black alligator leather strap by Santoni.
Stainless-steel folding clasp
* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.
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Contact
Clemens von Walzel
Department Manager Public Relations
+41 (0)79 173 27 58
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