In 1868 Florentine Ariosto Jones, a watchmaker from Boston, founded the International Watch Company in Schaffhausen. The brand’s heritage is deeply rooted in American pioneering spirit and entrepreneurship. During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s IWC had some legendary watchmakers working for them, delivering the grandest of complications. IWC wrist watches consist of six families, Pilot Watches, Portugieser, Ingenious, Aquatimer, Da Vinci and Portofino.