IWC has engineered watches in Schaffhausen since 1868, pairing precision with restraint. The Pilot’s Watches and Portugieser are the house’s clearest statements — legible, mechanical, built to last.
Palazzo keeps a working selection of IWC on hand — each piece examined against its reference and documented plainly.
A genuine IWC reveals itself in the details a trained eye is taught to read. We check every one, and we put what we find in writing.
The caliber is read against the reference — finishing, engravings and rotor. The movement is where most fakes fall apart.
Printing, applied markers and lume tone under loupe. Service dials are disclosed, never disguised.
Profile, hallmarks, clasp codes and overall heft. Polishing is graded honestly — sharp, light, or refinished.
Papers, serial cross-reference and service history — documented on your invoice and the Palazzo certificate.
