This article about IWC's latest chronograph movement 69370 has been prepared for a long time. While I was writing this manuscript, SIHH was being held in Geneva. IWC's first batch of 2017 new products have also been published in full, but none of them 69370 equipped with any models (as far as I know there is no news about the movement itself). In contrast to the movement they used in the new movement, we have more judgments about the IWC's 69370 and subsequent overall movement strategy. First, let's take a look at the whole story of the movement itself. 69370 was officially exposed in the first half of 2016. In March, IWC participated in the Goodwood Members'Meeting, a classic antique racing rally held in the UK. During the event, a three-type new-engineer chronograph was introduced. The new version not only changed the current version Engineer's exterior design, carrying the movement is also a new model 69370. Nearly a year since it was released, IWC released very little information on this new movement, but we can still conclude with a few key points from its specification properties; first, it is an automatic chronograph movement, so Earlier published hands on the chain chronograph movement 59360 will theoretically be responsible for different product lines, but with the automatic chronograph movement of the 89360 compared to its much smaller size, the overall production costs should also be relatively low, so the future With the 89360 should belong to different levels of high and low product, specifically to replace the ETA 7750. ▲ self-winding movement / hours, minutes and seconds, date display / chronograph function / diameter 30mm / thickness 7.9mm / 33 stone / shock frequency 28,800vph / two-way self-winding, column wheel And after 69370 IWC has a new regulation of the three-pin movement 42110 exposed the light, about this movement we know less, because it does not even the models, but from the specifications should be ETA 2892 Alternative machine. Since our speculations on both movements are quite strategic, we expected them to be substantially active in the new 2017 Da Vinci series in 2017. We did not even think that we could not even use the last one. On the contrary, This three-pin style in the extensive use of Sellita's SW300-based 35XXX Department of movement, can be said to be completely unexpected. Sellita system movement in the past only used in the Portofino series, was also caused a stir, many people have been guessed in the future IWC large-scale introduction of Sellita, but the fact that such a result did not happen in the next few years But just as we have all but forgotten, IWC suddenly realized our previous prediction in 2017 and now it seems that the IWC's Sellancy calculation seems a bit different from what we initially speculated. Getting Started Products are broken down 42110 is not yet officially listed to replace the existing ETA 2892-based 30110 This point should be certain, but based on the SW300 is also in the replacement of 30110, 3510, from here we can speculate that IWC intends to original 30110 The product line is split into high and low second-order, high-end homemade 42110, low-end equipped with 35XXX from the outside. In the face of changes in the market in recent years, such as the entry-level product further subdivision of the practice is reasonable, so as not only to reduce the threshold for entry, but also retained the homemade products to be willing to add a little more budget Consumers. Chronograph movement So the same situation will happen in 69,370 top? That is to say, IWC will not only replace the 7950X with the 7950 on the one hand, but also at the same time import a universal movement such as the SW500 to make a cheaper product line. In fact, such a situation has taken place, the 2011 Portofino chronograph just on the market when carrying the 79320, but the current product has been silently replaced by another 75320, which 75320 is reported to Sellita The SW500 is based, but for now it's only Portofino that uses the 75320, and other pilots like Aquatimer are still using the 79320. ▲ 69370 linkage mechanism is through the column wheel, rather than the 7750 cam, in theory, can provide a clearer operating feel. Seamless integration ETA 7750 Speaking so much back to look at the movement itself. The reason why we think 69370 will be used to replace the 7750, on the one hand because of its 30.0 × 7.9mm size exactly the same with the 7750, and its face plate configuration is also the left three eyes, that dress up completely seamless It is worth noting that it is the left third of the small seconds on the 6 o'clock, this point is different with the 7750 is at 9 o'clock, the advantage is that if the future to further modify the straight-line eyes like the Portuguese timing models As long as the removal of 9:00 12 hours totalizer on it, no longer need to move as small as 7750 seconds position. Column wheel and two-way self-winding In addition to the similarities, many specifications of the 69370 outperform the 7750. Firstly, the linkage mechanism of the 69370 is through the column wheel instead of the 7750 cam. Its teeth are also cut well like the 59360, theoretically Can provide a clearer operating feel. Then it switched to two-way self-winding, which can be considered a major weakness 7750 improved (one-way self-winding); automatic winding mechanism is a ratchet-style, on the one hand can be said to be inherited Biller Dayton automatically The spirit of the chain, on the other hand also reflects IWC for the durability of the switch wheel self-winding still have reservations. ▲ If compared with their own 89360 or a number of clues that the 89360 is still high on the first order, such as the needle and the splint splint. Compared to other homemade models Compared with the ETA 7750 69370 specifications win, but if compared with their own 89360 there are still some clues that the 89360 is still high on the first order, such as the 89360 is a cardless hairspring, 69370 is the speed needle, in addition to this Apart from the plywood feel more positive spring, these are showing the new movement in the brand positioning. The current model 69370 engineers carry a bit subtle pricing, is also a stainless steel case, it is more expensive than the pilots, Portofino equipped with 7750 system models on the tens of thousands of dollars, as the price difference does not meet the "self-made rational premium" is difficult Say a word to die. 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