IWC Da Vinci Automatic 36 Moonphase IW459308 Review

IWC Da Vinci Automatic 36 Moonphase IW459308. The moon phase indication is also signature to the Da Vinci line. In 1958, IWC introduced a remarkable ladies’ wristwatch with chronograph and moon phase functions. The time function was powered by a quartz movement – a very new invention at the time – and the moon phase and chronograph functions were powered by a mechanical movement. The new Moon Phase model is 36mm wide, with a rose gold case and a brown alligator strap. It contains the automatic Caliber 35800, with a 42-hour power reserve. Best cheap watches online, discover our affordable replica IWC watches collection. Wide range of luxury watches brands.

The cases and crowns of the new models have been refined, without losing the original proportions or the double bezel with its peripheral grooves. And while the originals had indexes on the dial, the new models have applied Arabic numerals. There is also a new butterfly clasp. The round case shape of both new models is important because it is a link to the collection’s muse, Leonardo Da Vinci, the Renaissance inventor, artist and all-round genius.

Da Vinci was obsessed with the aesthetic harmony of the perfect circle and the “golden ratio,” a formula for the most pleasing proportions of design. Da Vinci was also interested in the “Flower of Life,” a geometrical figure within a circle, composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles arranged to form a flower-like pattern with a sixfold symmetry like a hexagon. It is revered as a symbol of creation and the source of all patterns in the universe. The pattern of the Flower of Life is engraved on the casebacks of the new models.