IWC Ingenieur 3521 Black 1990s

Name: IWC Ingenieur 3521 Black 1990s
Brand: IWC
SKU: #1409
Price: 7900.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

€7.900

Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Are you looking for something similar?

DISCOVER ALL VINTAGE WATCHES

Free insured express delivery

1-year mechanical warranty

14-day free returns

Authenticity guarantee

Description
BRAND HISTORY

IWC Ingenieur 3521 Black, 1990s - Genta-Designed Sport Elegance. Engineered to Last.

The IWC Ingenieur 3521 represents the fifth generation of this legendary line — and it stands as one of the most refined. Produced between 1993 and 2001, this reference features all the signature design language you'd expect: an integrated bracelet, brushed tonneau case, and a bezel with functional porthole screws – nods to Gérald Genta’s original SL design.

The real highlight? The high-gloss black dial with applied gold indices and hands, paired with a subtle date window at 3 o’clock. It’s this balance between utilitarian engineering and luxury finish that defines the 3521. Powered by a chronometer-certified automatic movement (IWC Cal. 887/2), this piece blends performance and aesthetic precision.

Rarely seen in such honest and well-preserved condition, this 3521 is a versatile, everyday icon — whether worn with a jacket or just jeans.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

original never touched black dial in flawless condition
original hands and crown
original and evenly aged lume on hands and dial

BRACELET & CLASP:

original IWC stainless steel bracelet with very minor stretch is fitting up to 18 cm wrist size (links can be removed)/ 3 mm thick
original IWC stainless steel clasp

CASE:

excellent overall condition, showing minor traces of wear
3- body stainless steel with screw-down case back
34 mm (without crown) / 39 mm (lug-to-lug) / 23 mm (between lugs) / 9 mm thick
year: 1993-2001
reference: 3521
total weight: 99 g

MOVEMENT:

IWC Cal. 887/2 - automatic
34 jewels, 28800 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 01/2026
-3 sec/d / 260°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1409

IWC

Founded in 1868 by American engineer Florentine Ariosto Jones in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, IWC — International Watch Company — has always walked its own path. While most Swiss maisons clustered in the west, IWC brought innovation to the north. Precision, technical excellence, and clean industrial design became the pillars of its identity.

IWC doesn’t chase trends. It builds instruments — for pilots, engineers, explorers, and thinkers. And that utilitarian DNA has given birth to some of the most iconic vintage watches of the 20th century: the Big Pilot, the Ingenieur, the Portugieser. Each one a response to a real-world need, and yet each executed with a sense of minimalist beauty that collectors revere.

There’s a quiet toughness to IWC. You feel it in the oversized crowns of their aviation watches, designed to be operated with gloves. In the anti-magnetic shielding of their 1950s Ingenieurs. In the deep-water engineering of their Aquatimer divers. These were watches made to perform — and made to last.

Today, vintage IWC watches are treasured for their clarity of purpose and unpretentious excellence. No flamboyance. Just clean lines, perfect proportions, and movements built with integrity. They're for the kind of collector who appreciates substance over showmanship.

To wear a vintage IWC is to wear intention. It says you value precision. Heritage. Quiet power. It’s a watch for those who see beauty in function, and elegance in simplicity.

Whether it's a mid-century dress piece, a Cold War-era tool watch, or a classic chronograph — IWC proves that true luxury doesn’t need to shout. It just needs to work flawlessly, decade after decade.

And in a world full of noise, an IWC vintage watch is a statement of restraint. Understated. Enduring. Always in control.